Verlot Ranger Station-Public Service Center
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The Verlot Ranger Station-Public Service Center is a ranger station that also doubles as a visitors center. It is located on the Mountain Loop Highway
near the city of Granite Falls and is part of the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. The center was constructed by the CCC
during the Great Depression
and the building reflects the architectural style of that time.
Mountain Loop Highway
The Mountain Loop Highway is a highway in the U.S. state of Washington. It traverses the western section of the Cascade Range within Snohomish County. The name suggests it forms a full loop, but it only is a small portion of a loop, which is completed using State Routes 92, 9, and 530...
near the city of Granite Falls and is part of the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. The center was constructed by the CCC
Civilian Conservation Corps
The Civilian Conservation Corps was a public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men from relief families, ages 18–25. A part of the New Deal of President Franklin D...
during the Great Depression
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
and the building reflects the architectural style of that time.
External links
- National Register of Historic Places Listing
- Verlot Public Service Center - US Forest Service