Alabama Highlands (1937)

A closer look at the Civilian Conservation Corps' work in Alabama from the Department of Interior.

This film shows Birmingham and views of Alabama's mountains, homes, factories, mines, railways, and its State Parks, including Oak Mountain State Park, Weogufka State Park, De Soto State Park, and Cheaha State Park. Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) men in the parks crack rocks, construct lodges and roads, operate bulldozers and dump trucks, and study first aid and artificial respiration. It includes views of tourists driving into the parks, picnicking, and wading in streams.

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CREATED BY
Department of the Interior. Division of Motion Pictures.

ARC ID 11699
LOCAL IDENTIFIER 48.68


REPOSITORY:

Motion Picture, Sound, and Video Records Section, Special Media Archives Services Division (NWCS-M), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD, 20740-6001.

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SUBJECTS

Architecture

Civilians

Picnicking

Department of the Interior. National Park Service.(1916 -1933 ), Producer

Birmingham (Jefferson county, Alabama)

Cheaha Mountain (Cleburne county, Alabama)

De Soto State Park (Alabama)

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[Chesley Quillen]

Yep very cool vid of N. AL in those times-how they change, then TVA and water structure,along with nuclear energy at Browns Ferry-it all fits in with the human defense system in Madison Co. & NASA. It's a perfect fit then of course is Roll Tide.

[iMatt65]

@browncarp I was in Weogufca this past Sunday. The Southernmost trail head of the Pinhoti trail is at Flagg mountain with the CCC tower. Some hope to make this the future starting point of the Appalachian Trail. But your right, it was never as successful as they hoped. I had the same thoughts driving over Flagg Mountain.

[browncarp]

2:52 they had high hopes for Weogufka. I don't think you can go there anymore, I believe it has been leased to a private entity.

[SpaceCowboy641]

I wish I was born in Alabam' !!!

[ROLLTIDEinBAMA]

god bless ALABAMA and the USA

[salamonetalton]

this is so cool! i live in weogufka and to see it in 1937 is amazing! it has not changed that much at all.