One of the inspirations for the architectural character for the Chickasaw Visitor Center is the historic architecture located in the national park land now known as the Chickasaw National Recreational Center in Sulphur, Oklahoma. These historic structures were built by the Civilian Conversation Corps (CCC) between 1933 and 1940. Amazingly in 1914, Platt’s visitation exceeded both Yellowstone and Yosemite and was second only to the Hot Springs Reservation in Arkansas. The objective of the CCC Company #808 at then Platt National Park was to protect and conserve the park’s resources which was receiving an enormous amount of wear for a park its size.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “New Deal” program reduced unemployment during the great depression by providing work for the more than 3 million young men who enrolled in the program. The CCC initially focused on reforestation, but that soon grew to include soil conservation and the creation of recreational park facilities which included aiding the establishment of some 800 state parks across the country. The overall effort was a collaboration of other “New Deal” programs that included the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and the National Park Service. One of those new parks was located in southern Oklahoma in Chickasaw Country and is one of the many area attractions that visitors can learn about at the Chickasaw Visitor Center. Continue reading →
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