Page "Green Lakes State Park" Paragraph 12

During the Great Depression ( 1929-1939 ), the New York State Department of Conservation ( under the administration of then-governor Franklin Delano Roosevelt ) and later the Civilian Conservation Corps ( CCC ) constructed the parks ' buildings, cabins, golf course and trails.

CCC camps SP-12 and SP-38 were created on the property of the park, comprising about 330 men working on the facilities.

These men hauled loads of sand from Sylvan Beach ( on nearby Oneida Lake ) to create a sandy beach ; they dug the basements of the park buildings by hand.

The CCC also constructed dormitories, dining halls, etc.

for its own use.

These facilities were closed in 1941.