We live in an area filled with natural springs, Forest Service land, hiking trails, and history. What an amazing place to be! Three miles from our house is the Current River.
It is clear and cold, which makes it a popular area year round for swimming, fishing, boating, and floating.
Tuesday, we were about forty miles from home at Ozark National Scenic Riverways near Van Buren Missouri, which is also on the Current River.
Big Spring is the natural spring that I wrote about yesterday. The area itself is full of some pretty cool history. Back in the 1930’s, the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) built the roads and buildings there.
One of my favorite buildings there is the dining hall. Set back off the road, in the trees, it just feels like it was an important place many years ago. Stately, is the word that comes to mind, with its rock walls and river view.
The windows are amazing. I’ve never been inside, but they offer a glimpse in and a glimpse out, via nature’s reflections.
Back in its day, it must have been a busy place. While we were there, one other car came, but I was the only one at the building. Back in the 1930’s though, I bet it was bustling with people. I love that the building is still standing after nearly 90 years.
Here is a great link from the National Park Service about the history of the CCC and Big Spring:
https://www.nps.gov/ozar/learn/historyculture/ccc-2.htm
Thanks for reading!
Jessica
Unmeasured Journeys 
How beautiful!
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Hi. Thank you. It’s an amazing place to see.
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No luck, ha ha. Can’t find that blogger. But, I did type CCC camps into the reader search box and lots of neat posts came up.
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Isn’t this cool! I have come across many projects of the CCC, and I find it so interesting, too. Cuirve River SP has a display about the CCC, too. (Of course, it’s in my post.) Another blogger, Suzassippi, writes about a project that documents all the works by the CCC. It’s pretty interesting stuff. Wouldn’t you like to have a dinner or family party in that old dining hall? You can just look at those buildings and know, it was built by the CCC. They are beautiful!
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Oooo, I’ll look for your post. I don’t think I know that blogger, but I’ll look that up. Love history stuff. One of the signs says that Big Spring was a CCC camp from 1933-1937. Pretty cool.
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Let me know if you have any trouble finding it, and I’ll search for it and send you the link.
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Excellent, thank you so much!
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Hi, Jessica! Enjoyed this post, and love the reflections photographs! Very creative. I checked on the Living New Deal website, and I do not find this site listed. Check out the site, and I encourage you to submit this location and included a few pictures. It is an incredible project they have going to document every single New Deal Administration construction. livingnewdeal.org
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Wow, I haven’t heard of that website. Will look, thank you so much!
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They are doing wonderful work and I have submitted hundreds of sites. I think it is really important work.
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Wow! Cool! Thank you.
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