The Great Depression & Works Projects
An Oft Repeated Anecdote
The Rockefeller family’s connection with the development of this park is often hailed, yet rarely put into a wider context.
Read MoreOn Some New Tabletops
Reflections on the restoration of some of the stone picnic tables that were first built by members of the Civilian Conservation Corps over eight decades ago.
Read MoreCamp Colony
There are still some who remember when Ross Dock was a treasured family vacation spot.
Read MoreFrom the Hard Winter
Over one remarkable season in 1934, the Civil Works Administration left an impressive legacy in the park.
Read MoreAlphabet Soup
The CWA, the WPA, and the CCC were among the Depression-era “New Deal” agencies that worked in the Palisades Interstate Park in New Jersey.
Read MoreMeeting the Reel Ghosts
Volunteer (and voice talent!) Carol Hoernlein discusses the creation of our video, “A New Deal for the Palisades,” which brings the park to life during the Great Depression.
Read MoreThe Mystery of the Beaches
A host of factors led to the closing of the park’s thriving Depression-era bathing beaches.
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