May 17th And Finally, O'Leno State Park, 5 stamps, 4 pins, and 3 Florida Historical Markers!!!!!

I made the last stop of the day at O'Leno State Park, outside of the town of High Springs.   

I found out they had passport stamps not only for O'Leno, but also for Dudley Farm, which is near Newberry Fl., Peacock Springs, which doesn't have a stamping station, River Rise Preserve, Which is unmanned, and San Felisco Hammock Preserve, which is unmanned.  

There are 3 Florida Historical Markers in the park, a couple of which honor the fact that this was a CCC camp back in the 30's, and was built with CCC labor.  There is still a swinging bridge and an amphitheater which was built with their labor, as well as several buildings.  

Here are some of the CCC statue and marker scenes:

"CCC Boy" Statue

Inscription. This "CCC Boy" Statue was erected by Chapter 143, NACCCA, Gainsville, Florida In 2007. Chapter 143 was organized by CCC veterans of the area on October 1, 1988. This statue was donated to Chapter 143 and O'Leno State Park by George and Peggy Lecouris of Tarpon Springs, Florida. George joined the CCC in 1934 and served in Co. 1439, Camp F-9, Vilas, Florida, in the Apalchicola National Forest. This statue is dedicated to the 50,000 Florida "CCC Boys" who replanted 90,000 acres on private land and in Florida State Forests; also replanted and developed thousands of acres in three Florida National Forests. They also built eight flagship State Parks, including O'Leno, and completed hundreds of other conservation, environmental and public recreation projects from April 7, 1933 to June 30, 1942. The Civilian Conservation Corps combined two great national resources ---youth and land--- in a program designed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to save both. It succeeded. Location. 29° 54.861′ N, 82° 34.829′ W. Marker is in near Mikesville, Florida, in Columbia County. Marker can be reached from SE Spade Loop.. Click for map. Located in O'Leno State Park, near the suspension bridge (off US 441/41). Marker is in this post office area: High Springs FL 32643, United States of America. More about this marker. Physical location of marker is in Columbia County although Postal Zip Code is Alachua County Additional comments. 1. Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). Civilian Conservation Corps,Preserving America's Natural Resources 1933-1942 America was in the grip of the Great Depression when Franklin Delano Roosevelt was inaugurated in March of 1933. More than twenty-five percent of the population was unemployed, hungry and without hope. The New Deal Programs instituted bold changes in the federal government that energized the economy and created an equilibrium that helped to bolster the needs of citizens. Out of the economic chaos emerged the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). It goal was two folde: conservation of our natural resources and the salvage of our young men. The CCC is recognized as the single greatest conservation program in America and it served as a catalyst to develop the very tenets of modern conservation. The work of America's young men dramatically changed the future and today we still enjoy a legacy of natural resource treasures that dot the American landscape (CCC Legacy)