Moose Brook State Park
| Moose Brook State Park | |
|---|---|
Coos County, New Hampshire, United States | |
| Coordinates | 44°24′28″N 71°13′50″W / 44.40778°N 71.23056°W[1] |
| Area | 755 acres (306 ha) |
| Elevation | 1,070 ft (330 m)[1] |
| Established | 1936[2] |
| Named for | Moose Brook |
| Governing body | New Hampshire Parks and Recreation |
| Website | Moose Brook State Park |
Moose Brook State Park is a
History
Moose Brook State Park was constructed during the Great Depression by workers from the Civilian Conservation Corps. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a work relief program for young men from unemployed families, established in 1933. As part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal legislation, it was designed to combat unemployment during the Great Depression. The CCC operated in every U.S. state.[3] Young men from all over the country were assigned to the many CCC camps that were constructed in rural areas throughout the United States.[3]
Moose Brook State Park is considered to be an excellent example of CCC design.
Geology
Moose Brook State Park is within the
The park is named for Moose Brook. The brook is a tributary of the Androscoggin River, which flows south and east into Maine, joining the Kennebec River near the Atlantic Ocean. Moose Brook rises in the town of Randolph, New Hampshire, in Ice Gulch, a notch in the Crescent Mountain Range north of the White Mountains. Moose Brook exits the gulch by dropping over Peboamauk Fall, then continues east through the park to reach the Androscoggin River in the town of Gorham.[5]
Recreation
Moose Brook State Park is open May through October. Recreation activities include
References
- ^ a b c "Moose Brook State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. February 1, 1991. Retrieved July 11, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f "Moose Brook State Park: History" (pdf). The New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved July 11, 2010.
- ^ OCLC 12072830. Retrieved July 11, 2010.
- ^ "Physiographic divisions of the conterminous U. S." U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved July 11, 2010.
- ^ "Moose Brook". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. August 27, 1980. Retrieved July 11, 2010.
- ^ a b "Moose Brook State Park". The New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved July 11, 2010.
External links
- Moose Brook State Park New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources