Dam on Buttermilk creek that forms Lake Treman. Here is stunning Civilian Conservation Corp (1930’s) work in this 36-foot-high stone dam that is not only a spectacle to observe but also serves as part of the trail that encircles Lake Treman. The man-made lake’s wooded shores and placid waters are a stark comparison to the gorge’s rocky cliffs and surging water
August 2023, Buttermilk Falls New York State Park, Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York.
Michael Stephen Wills Photography 
The work of the CCC has enriched our lives in many ways. If not for the CCC, we probably wouldn’t have the wonderful Blue Ridge Parkway here in North Carolina. They did beautiful work, as evidenced in that dam.
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from an earlier, better time and could not be duplicated today (sigh) — the trails in our Finger Lakes parks are works of art.
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