Eastern New Mexico State Park, Highway 70, 6 miles north of Portales, Portales

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The Great Depression arrived early in New Mexico. The values of livestock, farms, and taxable properties plunged in the and with it the state s revenue. With insufficient funds for relief on its own, and half of the state unemployed, New Mexico ranked as the fifth highest state for per capita spending for New Deal projects ((Kammer Welsh Schelberg and Stone The New Deal shaped New Mexico in multiple ways. Unlike some states, New Mexico did not have the necessary state agencies typically responsible for social services. These were much needed during the Depression. New Deal programs, which created jobs, were administered through federal agencies, sometimes working through state agencies.

This encouraged states to form agencies of their own in order to be eligible for projects, funding, and jobs. An example of this is the state parks system. Funding and projects was provided for national parks, but also to state parks. New Mexico, which had no parks of its own before the New Deal, quickly formed a state park division so that it might receive funding for work relief projects. This meant jobs, in addition to public lands for recreation and nature appreciation. Parks are only one example; other state agencies were established at this time, giving New Mexico s state government many New Deal characteristics.

In addition, knowing that many structures would result from public works projects, New Mexico consciously chose the Spanish-Pueblo Revival Style, shaping the architectural image, a substantial tourist attraction, of New Mexico to this day (Schelberg and Stone The connection to the Civilian Conservation Corps also makes this former park significant. As one of Franklin D. Roosevelt s foremost New Deal programs, the CCC provided employment and experience for young men with who otherwise would have only been a drain on their families income. The majority of the wages made by the enrollees was passed on to their families providing these with the means to survive.

In addition, the work performed by the CCC beautified the country s natural places, defended against natural disasters, reforested overcut woodlands, and helped prepare the country and many of the young men who would fight for WWII. Today many states have EASTERN NEW MEXICO STATE PARK HALS NO. PAGE 2 their own modern version of the which continues to fight poverty and difficult economic situations while giving America s youth appreciation for nature. The structures designed by the National Park Service and built by the CCC vary greatly across the country. The idea behind them, however, is the same. It has been around for at least a century, but the term for it, Parkitecture, is relatively new. This is defined as designing and constructing facilities that harmonize with the natural setting.

Nature is meant to take precedence, and the (recent) human footprint should integrate into or compliment it (Soulli re et al.1988). This is accomplished in a number of ways, such as using local materials for construction, avoiding straight lines, scaling structures so that they do not overpower, and using building methods and designs similar to those used historically (Davis and Davis Herbert Maier, Regional Officer of the Southwest District of the and the ECW program in that district, was an expert on park structures who favored these rustic architectural styles (Davis and Davis A great deal of thought, planning, and effort went into the New Deal park facilities. Albert H.

Good, the Architect of the State Park Division of the NPS considered construction on these natural places a unavoidable trespass, and stated that since it must be done, then it should be attempted with a certain grace (Good He eloquently described how park architecture should be carried out with the words: Successfully handled, it is a style which, through the use of native materials in proper scale, and through avoidance of rigid, straight lines, and over- sophistication, gives the feeling of having been executed by pioneer craftsmen with limited hand tools.

It thus achieves sympathy with natural surroundings and with the past [Good Though it did not succeed, Eastern New Mexico State Park, is still significant for its connection to New Mexico s New Deal heritage, the Civilian Conservation Corp, and its parkitecture construction. Description: The property totals 380 acres and contains twin artificial lakes, now empty, and two CCC built adobe structures in the Southwest Vernacular Style. These structures are a bathhouse and a caretaker s house, both now deteriorating. Trees were planted, most of which have died, though some juniper and elm remain. These trees were watered by a series of irrigation ditches and two wells excavated by the Driving and foot trails were also created.

The irrigation ditches, and trails are still somewhat visible, but can be difficult to distinguish from modern trails though the area. Other CCC constructions that no longer stand, but are in evidence are a latrine (foundation), a picnicking slab, and the slab and pump of the well that filled the lakes. There are also remains of the CCC camp, which includes three foundations, two charcoal concentrations, six circular depressions in the ground, a large rectangular depression, and the trash midden. Disturbances include, the remains of a airfield, a football EASTERN NEW MEXICO STATE PARK HALS NO. PAGE 3 stadium, radio tower, cross country course, museum, parking lots, a roadside rest area, and a large telescope in the bottom of one of the lakes.

History: CCC Camp Eastern New Mexico State Park Securing a CCC Camp In September of Andrew Hockenhull took over the governorship of New Mexico after his predecessor, Governor Arthur Seligman, died in office. At this difficult period in history the new governor was eager to provide relief for his state, and naturally wanted to take care of his hometown of Clovis. He hoped to do so by establishing a CCC camp to build a state park in the area (Hockenhull 1933a).

Having already launched the plan into action, Hockenhull had contacted Frank Vesely, the states Land Commissioner, and been informed by December that a section of land owned could possibly be turned over by the state for a state park, which had had been done for part of the land that became Bottomless Lakes State Park, near Roswell (Hockenhull Christmas Eve found the towns of Clovis and Portales asking for a county park north of Clovis, and a state park between the two towns. For this reason a park committee was established, and made up of three men from each town chosen by their respective mayors (Stone By January a site for the park had been chosen, and S. R.

De Boer, a landscape architect for the who also consulted, had visited and assessed the site (De Boer When writing to a Clovis local, Hockenhull described the assessment. Mr. De Boer who recently visited the park site...got the idea that this soil was sandy and that it would not hold water, but I think I sold him on our idea (Hockenhull 1934a). The site consisted of 720 acres worth despite its sub-marginal status. Sub-marginal meant land that could not produce enough to support a family. According to Hockenhull, it had gas and electricity lines crossing it, and an abundance of shallow water twenty feet under the ground. (Hockenhull Meanwhile G. D. Macy, the Chairman State Park Commission, was sending his ideas for the park to De Boer.

He suggested a ten to twenty acre lake, shelter huts, and tree planting. This, he told De Boer, ought not to be too costly, and concluded, I cannot agree with you that the upkeep of this park would be any more expensive than in any other part of the state (Macy 1934a). The governor also described the project as a hard sell , but a necessary one for a part of the state that lacked recreational features (Hockenhull Knowing well the condition of the land, which at this time was referred to as the park site at Blackwater Draw, De Boer suggested that it may be purchased as sub-marginal lands. This was a beneficial idea, because the federal government was planning to set up a fund of for the purchase of sub-marginal lands.

The money, however, was not yet available, as the bill for the Sub-marginal Land Acquisition was still in committee (Hatch Despite the different ideas for acquiring the land for the park, it fell to the people of Clovis and Portales, who in February of had the land surveyed (Hockenhull Much of it was EASTERN NEW MEXICO STATE PARK HALS NO. PAGE 4 owned by the First National Bank of Amarillo, and the Federal Land Bank of Wichita, Kansas held the loan. It was decided that Mr. Arthur F. Jones would exchange a half section of land near Muleshoe, Texas for a half section of land under the Kansas loan (Hockenhull With a plan for acquiring the land in hand, an application could be made for a CCC camp to carry out the work on the park site.

After much delay about the land, and getting the application in before the deadline, the camp was approved on April 5, the CCC s first birthday. Camp was sanctioned for the CCC s 3rd period, which ended Sept.

A full twelve months were estimated to cost Form described the park site as having an inexhaustible supply of water 30 40 feet down (Evison After a period of difficulties and uncertainties the land for park was in the process of transferring from private ownership to state lands, when it was donated by the people of Clovis and Portales who had secured it (Eastwood Building Eastern New Mexico State Park State Park projects were designed and overseen by the National Park Service As the site for what was being called Eastern New Mexico State Park had no natural features, the preliminary plans focused on manmade attractions.

Francis Gott, the District Inspector for the NPS had been informed by persons unknown, that ample water was a mere 42 feet below the surface, and that the soil would hold water (Gott 1934a). Camp Roosevelt, as it was called, was occupied by CCC Company 804 on June (Ball Reddoch Company 804 arrived from working on SP- La Joya State Park, under the command of Captain Lyle E. Donahue, and Work Project Supervisor, Roy Franks. At the time African Americans were generally placed in separate camps, but Camp Roosevelt was a mixed camp, and its original enrollees came from New Mexico, Texas, and Wyoming.

The camp population fluxuated, around Despite the 700 acres mentioned in earlier documents, the acreage on the first camp report is give to be but changes in almost every document in which it is mentioned. The first chores the company was assigned at their new camp included tree planting, excavation of a swimming pool, fence repair, general camp clean up. In the beginning the boys were issued flannel shirts instead of summer shirts, and there were complaints that shoes were too large (Reddoch On inspection however, the sore feet came from rubber boots that fit as well as rubber boots usually do (Vidmer Permanent barracks were not ready when the company arrived, and canvas tents were used instead. Due to having a limited number, enrollees were crowded into what was provided.

Located on the edge of the Dust Bowl, the tents did not make for the most sanitary conditions. The first sanitary report makes mention of it, but acknowledges that the sand covering everything is unavoidable (Reddoch Tents were reported to be blown down by the wind almost on a weekly basis. By mid-October, however, the new barracks were finally complete. The reported response to this was, No sand in our coffee now (Herring EASTERN NEW MEXICO STATE PARK HALS NO. PAGE 5 The entire company of 200 men were fed three hearty meals for less than every day. (King 1935a-d). After meals enrollees had the opportunity to further their education. The camp educational advisor was Marko Perovich. During the tent occupation no educational courses were offered, because there was no space to hold classes.

Later, however, basic classes such as illiteracy, arithmetic, and English, were offered, as well as subjects such as shorthand and engineering. The most popular classes were typing, bookkeeping, mass management cooking, and a mechanics class offered two nights a week by the nearby Eastern New Mexico Junior College (Perovich Forms of entertainment included dominoes, various other games, sports equipment, magazines, and a piano. Religious leaders from the towns provided services in the evenings, twice a week (Reddoch At the end of the first summer there were reports that Capt. Donahue was to be relieved of this duties, though the reasons were not given.

Franks defended him as efficient and cooperative (Franks It is not certain if he was relieved, or merely reassigned, but the February camp report lists Capt. James N. Bujac and Lt. Frank G. Plaisted in command, with Franks remaining as Work Project Supervisor. At that time, a brief description of camp work included construction of truck and foot trails, public camp ground latrine, swimming pool, tree planting, dam construction, excavation of artificial lake, and drilling of several wells (Reddoch The park itself contained a lake/swimming pool, a bathhouse designed by Thomas for the use of swimmers, a comfort station, both walking and driving trails, and a caretakers house. What probably what made it most extraordinary where the trees planted.

One reference refers to this as Scott s Forest, however, the origin is not explained (Maier 1935e). Non-native plants were rejected for planting (Maier 1935a). The word native appears to be used broadly to mean native to New Mexico, opposed to the specific area. A list providing exactly what species were planted was not among the archived records. Today juniper and elms are still present on the park, though not in any numbers that could be classified as a forest. Irrigation ditches were devised to feed the trees. Their traces can still be seen today, but once park maintenance subsided, most of the trees died. Of the two standing structures, the most predominate was the bathhouse.

It was meant to operate as a combination bathing concession facility, allowing the lake to be used as a swimming pool. Before construction started, even before plans were approved, enrollees were making adobes for the bathhouse. Official construction began October 1st of that same year, and was granted for the 3rd and 4th periods (Ball 1934a). Outside the adobe bricks were covered in poultry netting and stuccoed, while the interior was prepared plaster (Ball Today the doors and roof are gone, but white pine lumber and doors were described in planning letters, and the interior was to have fir for beams and pine sheathing (latillas?) to support a composition roof. The floors in the dressing rooms and showers were to be concrete (Ball 1934a).

In March of Inspector Francis Gott sent a request for cement. It was needed for the bathhouse s stucco coating. Without it, he warned, it would be damaged by rains (Gott 1935a). This project was not completed until the EASTERN NEW MEXICO STATE PARK HALS NO. PAGE 6 5th period (Roehl et al. A Comfort Station or latrine was approved in November of Documentation referred to it as both a comfort station and a latrine in the same letter, so it can only be guessed that both of these terms were used for the same structure in this case. Project No. 24 was Public Campground latrines, which were probably plural due to having men s and women s sides. No latrines exists on the park site today, but there is one concrete slab that is big enough to be a comfort station.

The only other structures that are not part of the CCC camp were the well pump houses, which would have been smaller. Records describe it as having a cement floor, plaster, adobe interior, exterior stucco, and cement (Ball There is a reference at the end of October that the latrine needed to be torn down and moved (Gott 1935e). It is possible that is was dismantled and never reassembled. A Caretaker s House was approved on July 12, (Gott There was much discussion over the details of this building particularly about interchanging the locations of the breakfast room and pantry, which eventually was accepted.

It required a number of back and forth correspondence, sending the wrong plans, and then mislaying the right ones before the design was agreed upon (Seventh Regional Office The house that was built was made of adobe, like the bathhouse and latrines. It had a flat roof, vigas, oak flooring, and a fire place (Roehl et al. Other projects included, a diving platform of natural stone, and water wells for filling the lake and providing irrigation (Gott As the prairie dog population in the region had been eradicated a few years before twenty acres were given for a Prairie Dog town.

When the population began to swell, and the newly planted vegetation threatened, it was decided that five acres would be sufficient (Stevenson It was acknowledged by Inspector Gott that the lake would not retain water sufficiently unless it was lined somehow. It does not appear that his advice was heeded (Gott 1935a). Several projects were considered, but rejected. These included overnight cottages, and a museum (Maier The museum idea was supported by A. W. Anderson of Clovis, who gave a list of professionals from universities, museums, and institutions who had vouched for the area s archaeological and paleontological value. Anderson said most of the artifacts were in the hands of private collectors, but a small collections had been stated at Camp Roosevelt.

He felt with the help of the a museum could be filled quickly, and referenced the Blackwater Draw site and its extinct mega fauna (Anderson Herbert Maier, regional officer of the National Park Service s ECW program, was not opposed to the idea, but informed Anderson that museums were only built with considerable local support (Maier Inspector Gott also agreed the museum had possibilities, but warned that it should not be built without some guarantee that it would be maintained and kept open (Gott Later, in an undated letter, it was confirmed that there was not enough community interest in the museum (Anderson). Maier, who oversaw the ECW s projects on National and State parks within EASTERN NEW MEXICO STATE PARK HALS NO.

PAGE 7 the region, had his reservations about Eastern New Mexico State Park s ability to be successful. At the end of it was given a C rating, for progress, and referred to as a poor area but the pet of the Governor (Maier By summer, however, it was it was described as a sand dune turned park with a credible lake, adobe bathhouse, pump house (for the well) with tower, latrine, much planting, effective irrigation system, and pleasant drives (Culley 1935a). Maier expressed relief and called it an example of a park built from nothing Problems with the park were not over, however. To continue work at Eastern during the next enrollment period more projects would be needed. A second lake was considered, but by this time, with Hockenhull no longer governor, there was less interest in the park.

The superintendent of the State Park Board had informed Maier that he had no interest in maintaining the area (Maier The towns of Clovis and Portales had formed the Eastern New Mexico State Park Association to guarantee the park would be maintained (Bryant A second lake, however, would cost them the additional expense of another well and the gasoline needed to run it. For this reason the idea was rejected (Maier In the last half of October Company 804 was removed unexpectedly to San Ysidro (Franks The Caretakers cottage not complete (flooring was not finished), and neither was the second pump house (Gott At this time many of the park records were lost.

According to Franks, when the Army came to break down parks of the camp, many of s records were kept in an office building in a large locked box along with some Indian relics (Franks He reported that when he returned the box was missing, as were most of the artifacts, and papers were scattered across the camp (Franks A record of the CCC s accomplishments from June to October at is found in Table 1.

After the CCC The CCC had hardly vacated the area when the WPA moved in at the end of October There project was not to complete any of the work the CCC had left unfinished, but to build a golf course adjoining that park (Maier The CCC did return between January 1st and February as a side camp from out of Tucumcari (ECW The purpose of this side camp was to attend to the adobe walls to keep them from returning to mud in heavy rain, complete projects such as the caretaker s house, and fix problems that had occurred after their original departure (Gott Problems referred to one of the well motors which had not been drained, and in freezing weather had cracked.

Fingers were pointed blaming the WPA, and caretaker, though the guilty party was never identified (Gott Culley EASTERN NEW MEXICO STATE PARK HALS NO. PAGE 8 Table 1.

Eastern New Mexico State Park: CCC Work Accomplished from June to October Project Units of Classification # Work Description 34' x Dressing Rooms, Toilets, Lobby, Portals and Terraces, adobe construction, stucco, Bathhouse 106 1 Southwest style architecture 33' 8" x 45' Three room and Garage, adobe Custodian's construction, stucco plaster, Southwest style Cottage 110 1 architecture 19' x 34' 4", Combination Men and Women, Pit type, adobe construction, Southwest style Latrines 113 1 architecture Steel Post, 47" woven wire, 2 strands of barbed Fences 131 980 rods wire over Guard Rails 132 17 rods Rustic log construction along parking are 6' x x 4 chamber reinforced concrete Septic Tank 139 1 construction Drinking Fountain 141 1 Outdoor drinking fountain in Picnic Area Pipe Line 143 ft.

2" Iron pipe, water supply line Tile Line 143 ft. 4" Vitrified sewer pipe for waste disposal field Drill Hole, set 18" casing, gravel pack, set Johnson Deepwell Turbine 3 stage 10" pump, set Well #1 146 1 45 Waukeshn motor x 30' with 10' x 10' x 27' Tower, adobe construction, cement stucco plaster, Southwest Pumphouse #1 146 1 style architecture Drill hole, set 12" casing, gravel pack, set Johnson Deepwell Turbine 2 stage 10" pump, set Pumphouse #2 146 1 45 Waukesha motor. 7' x 48 rails, reinforced concrete Cattle Guard 149 1 construction. Entrance Portal 6" wall, variable height 5' to 7'.

Portal and and Sign 153 1 Incorporated identification sign at Park Entrance Table and Bench Combinations 155 8 x 7', Split log construction, Picnic Units 11' x 58' reinforced concrete wall, 5' x 58" Diving Platform 157 1 flagstone over Forming of a Lake for fishing, boating, and Small Reservoir 161 2.8 acres swimming purposes Truck Trail 202 .05 mi. 32' Trail, gravel Surfacing, Park Entrance EASTERN NEW MEXICO STATE PARK HALS NO. PAGE 9 Table 1. Eastern New Mexico State Park: CCC Work Accomplished from June to October (cont t) Project Units of Classification # Work Description Truck Trail 202 mi. 20' Trail, gravel surfacing, Park Scenic Road Foot Trail 206 1.2 mi. 3' Trail, gravel surfacing, foot travel only Excavate Canals cu.

Variable depth and width of irrigation canals and and Ditches 404 yd. laterals sq. Massive rock work protecting bank of Jobs 161 Rock Riprap 407 yd. and portions of Job 404 Beach Improvement of lake shore line for more suitable Improvement 701 1.1 acre bathing Eliminating of objectionable construction in Landscaping landscape, removal of foreign matter and restoring Undifferentiated 705 20 acres contour of land Moving and Planting Trees Moving and Planting of native and nursery grown and Shrubs 706 trees and shrubs sq. Parking Areas 710 yd. Two 50 car parking areas, gravel surfacing Razing 1 structure Undesirable 2.5 mi. of Removal of objectionable farm building, corrals, Structure 713 fence fences etc.

Establishing of native grasses on roads to be Seeding and obliterated, objectionable scars and new road Sodding 715 10 acres slopes Food and Cover Eliminating old cultivated fields as well as Planting 902 5 acres providing food and cover for wildlife The transplanting fingerlings of Bass, Crappie and Stocking Fish 904 fish Catfish Note: Adapted from Brown and Baclawski, Another issue that arose was due to the golf course. With the fairways cleared, the local rabbit population turned to the planted trees for food. The rabbits, nibbling at the trucks, were girdling the young trees, which would kill them. Word of this reached Herbert Maier, but the NPS was no longer in charge of the park.

As Maier put it, Certainly, we cannot go into a project of planting trees and then have them eaten up by an epidemic of rabbits (Maier Looking into the matter he found materials to fence the trees would cost for materials alone. Other options included poisoning and rabbit drives (Maier Hearing from Inspector Gott about this problem (and others, such as the fish dying in the lake from starvation), Maier send word to Roehl, head of the State Park Board (Gott Maier told Roehl that after reviewing the problem it was found that poisoning would not work at this time of year. He proposed the temporary option of a rabbit drive, emphasized that without a solution the young trees would not be EASTERN NEW MEXICO STATE PARK HALS NO.

PAGE 10 spared, and ended his letter with an expectation to hear about Roehl s results (Maier 1935i). It was the towns, however, that arranged the rabbit drive in the end. November 22, Inspector Gott continued to check on Eastern s situation. Maier informed him that it was good to have this on record were political difficulties to arise with Roehl as it is likely too (Maier As De Boer and Gott had identified the soil was not suitable for retaining water, and water had to be added on a regular basis to keep it filled. For a six week period between December and January1936, two thousand gallons of gasoline were used to fill the lake, and the levels still dropped two feet, four inches (Culley The WPA were to drill a 3rd well, and had funds for gasoline and oil for the pumps.

Besides supplying water to the lake, the purpose was to irrigate the trees, and particularly the golf course. In this same report, which came from Franks when he brought the side camp from he says the maintenance of the park rests entirely on the city of Portales, with no help from either the State Park Division, or Clovis (Franks 1936a). There were also reported problems with the caretaker. It is unclear to what degree these are fact, or if he was an easy target to blame for park failures. According to rumors he was constantly drunk, and not doing his job.

Reports in the winter stated he broke into one of the locked camp garages, though he argued it was only to get tools to drain the water from the well pumps (Culley By July of Howard Jones is listed as the watchmen and manager/ concessionaire of the bathhouse and pool. It is unknown if this is the same man (Kell 1936a). Once the CCC left the park for good interested parties surfaced to purchase/claim the camp buildings. As was the policy of the NPS camp buildings were to be removed once a park is developed (Maier 1936a).

The camp buildings, which were box and strip structures, with shiplap floors, and composition roofs, were not considered parkitectural in style, and so diminished the appearance of the park (Mears, Carr, and Howard An inventory of the buildings (Table 2) found camp to be worth (Roak This camp was constructed before the CCC in this region used prefabricated buildings. This made them more difficult to dismantle, and the boards used were not the standard size. Though standing only fifteen months, their usefulness was limited if salvaged (Maier, Gott, and Roak Clovis and Portales both made demands on the building. Portales has attempted to take care of the park, when Clovis had not, but since both towns had helped to acquire the land, one could not be favored over the other.

The NPS seemed to favor the request from Donald MacKay, president of Eastern New Mexico Jr. College, who was interested in using some of the buildings for the school. The problem remained that this would basically giving the buildings to Portales (Kell In the end the camp was transferred to the WPA to avoid the conflict (Kell EASTERN NEW MEXICO STATE PARK HALS NO. PAGE 11 Table 2. CCC Camp Buildings No.

of Classification of Size of Items Building Building Fixed or Portable Constructed fixed - wood paper covered, 1 Recreation Hall 88' x composition roof Army fixed - wood paper covered, 1 Headquarters 56' x composition roof Army x fixed - wood paper covered, 5 Barracks composition roof Army fixed - wood paper covered, 1 Latrine 20' x 12' composition roof Army x fixed - wood paper covered, 1 Power house composition roof Army Watchman's x fixed - wood paper covered, 1 Quarters composition roof Army x fixed - wood paper covered, 1 Bathhouse composition roof Army x fixed - wood paper covered, 1 Mess Hall composition roof Army fixed - wood paper covered, 1 Kitchen 40' x composition roof Army fixed - wood paper covered, 1 Storage (rations) 26' x composition roof Army fixed - wood paper covered, 1 Infirmary 40' x composition roof Army Officers and Tech.

x fixed - wood paper covered, Technical 1 Quarters composition roof Service fixed - wood paper covered, Technical 1 Garage Open Side 54' x 18' composition roof Service fixed - wood paper covered, 2 Latrines 8' x composition roof Army fixed - wood paper covered, Technical 1 Gasoline storage 8' x 8' composition roof Service Note: Adapted from E.Q.W. Report on Disposition of Camp Buildings and Property, Form F, An inspection in found Eastern New Mexico State Park almost deserted. The bathhouse has suffered some vandalism, but the lake was reported to be clean, and the caretaker to be doing his job.

Yet the only reason the area was described as abandoned was the presence of the caretaker s dog, clothes line and chickens (Diehl Proper approach, the inspected reported, should be support from Clovis and Portales to make an attractive recreational area. Unless followed up and brought back to life this park is going to become an abandoned reflection on Nation s Park Service participation (Diehl Though the NPS was no longer was in charge of Eastern, Maier continued to receive complaints about the lack up upkeep.

A list of defects at this time included that most of the trees has died from lack of water, the pumphouse was crumbling from the weight of the pump in overhead storage, and the revenue of the park was not enough to maintain it (Hensley Maier saw little point to continue invest time and funds in a park that would not be maintained. His frustration in the neglect of the NPS s work by the state was apparent. Eastern New EASTERN NEW MEXICO STATE PARK HALS NO. PAGE 12 Mexico was the poster child of park failure. His reasons span from choosing a poor location, the golf course and the rabbits, administration changes, and lack of local interest.

The letter was concluded with the emphatic statement that a situation such as Eastern can not occur again (Maier ENMU in Charge By the Eastern New Mexico Jr. College had a long term lease on the park (Golden It still retained its state park status, but the school made the decisions and was in charge of the running of things.

In the schools Board of Regents was planning to find someone to live the caretaker s house, and did (Board of Regents, Eastern New Mexico Normal School, Golden They were also attempting to maintain the lake, including keeping it stocked with fish (Barker President Floyd Golden gave assurance that the school intended to keep the lake filled with water for fish (Golden The school used the land in the 40s for a training airstrip, and to run their non-milk producing dairy herd (Golden The college was interested in purchasing the land, but it was discovered that it would take an act of legislature, because the land was deeded to the state (Golden In August of with the passage of Chapter 45 of New Mexico state law, the Board of Regents of Eastern New Mexico Normal School (Eastern New Mexico University) gained the land (Shepard The deed was amended in to correct errors (Armijo Due to soil conditions the lake was too expensive to maintain, and was allowed to go Though no longer a park, the school continues to use the land for school purposed.

Besides the Blackwater Draw Museum, the football stadium, and cross country course, these include school projects from various departments. Summary To summarize the history of Eastern New Mexico State Park, it was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps between June of and February of The park architectural features included the bathhouse, the caretaker s house, a comfort station, pumphouses, and a diving platform. Landscaping included twin artificial lakes, the planting of trees, irrigation ditches, a 20 acer (later reduced to five) prairie dog colony, camping and picnicking areas, and driving and foot paths. Later an adjoining golf course was built by the WPA. the CCC camp, called Camp Roosevelt, was located a distance from the major park features to the east.

Once it was a 200 man camp, but today it is made up of only three concrete slabs, six circular depressions (five are approximately 15 ft. in diameter, and the sixth is approximately 11 a rectangular depression (approximately two charcoal concentrations, and a trash midden located to the north. The concrete slabs match measurements of those listed on the abandoned camp form found in the EASTERN NEW MEXICO STATE PARK HALS NO. PAGE 13 archives. The smallest foundation was 8 x 8 which matches the sizes of the gasoline storage shed. It is also located a distance to the west of the other foundations. The second foundation matches the bathhouse measurements, 20 x 32 ft. The largest foundation measured 20 x 40 which matches both the infirmary and kitchen.

The camp buildings were transferred to the WPA after the CCC departed. The park was ill-suited for its location. The fact that the soil would not hold water was known from the beginning, but ignored by the governor. Coming from nearby Clovis, he was eager to have a park built for the area, as well as provide jobs, and boost the local economy. Despite the numerous trees planted, the main attraction to Eastern was the artificial lakes. However, keeping water in these lakes proved expensive, another issue that had been foreseen by park planners, but dismissed by the head of the state park board. When the administration changed the new governor had no special interest in Eastern New Mexico State Park. It proved an expense the new administration was unwilling to pay for.

The park fell into the hands of first the cities of Clovis and Portales, and finally to Eastern New Mexico Junior College. The expense of the park, particularly keeping the takes filled, proved too much for these, also. The rest of the attractions such as the forest, and later the neighboring golf course, were dependent on the water from the lakes for irrigation. Without it they too failed. The failure of the park was largely political. It was a combination of pork barrel spending from one governor, and the withdrawal of funding by the next. Administration shifts still effect public land agencies today. The second problem was the design of the park. The plan was for a wooded, lakeside area for swimming and shade. Parks, however, are chosen for their environment.

The design for Eastern New Mexico State Park attempted to transform the desert environment into its antithesis. This did not appreciate the natural environment, nor would it have been maintained without considerable and constant funding.

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Anderson, A. W. Secretary/Manager, Clovis Chamber of Commerce, Letter to Herbert Maier, State Capital Building, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. February 28, On file, Rocky Mountain Region National Archives, Broomfield, Colorado. Record Group 79: Records of the National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office: Santa Fe, New Mexico, Correspondence Relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps in State Parks: Clovis Eastern State Park, NM, Box Folder General. Anderson, A. W., Clovis Chamber of Commerce, No Date Letter to Francis Gott, Clovis, New Mexico. On file, Rocky Mountain Region National Archives, Broomfield, Colorado. Record Group 79: Records of the National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office: Santa Fe, New EASTERN NEW MEXICO STATE PARK HALS NO.

PAGE 14 Mexico, Correspondence Relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps in State Parks: Clovis Eastern State Park, NM, Box Folder General.. Armijo, Alex J., New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands Amended Quitclaim Deed No. (In lieu of Quitclaim Deed No. dated August 23, issued to correct description as to Tract 3). Book Vol. 7, Page March 17, Country or Roosevelt, State of New Mexico. Ball, George R., Procurement Officer, NPS 1934a Letter to Francis H. Gott, District Inspector, ECW, Clovis, New Mexico. August 14, On file, Rocky Mountain Region National Archives, Broomfield, Colorado.

Record Group 79: Records of the National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office: Santa Fe, New Mexico, Correspondence Relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps in State Parks: Clovis Eastern State Park, NM, Box Folder Eastern State Park Summary Reports Ball, George R., Procurement Officer, NPS Letter to Francis H. Gott, District Inspector, ECW, Santa Fe, New Mexico. October 25, On file, Rocky Mountain Region National Archives, Broomfield, Colorado. Record Group 79: Records of the National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office: Santa Fe, New Mexico, Correspondence Relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps in State Parks: Clovis Eastern State Park, NM, Box Folder Eastern State Park Summary Reports Ball, George R., Procurement Officer, NPS Letter to Francis H.

Gott, District Inspector, Santa Fe, New Mexico. November 28, On file, Rocky Mountain Region National Archives, Broomfield, Colorado. Record Group 79: Records of the National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office: Santa Fe, New Mexico, Correspondence Relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps in State Parks: Clovis Eastern State Park, NM, Box Folder Eastern State Park Summary Reports Ball, George R., Procurement Officer, NPS Letter to Francis H. Gott, District Inspector, Clovis, New Mexico. January 3, On file, Rocky Mountain Region National Archives, Broomfield, Colorado.

Record Group 79: Records of the National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office: Santa Fe, New Mexico, Correspondence Relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps in State Parks: Clovis Eastern State Park, NM, Box Folder Eastern State Park Summary Reports Ball, George R., Procurement Officer, NPS Letter to State Park, ECW in Washington, September 18, On file, Rocky Mountain Region National Archives, Broomfield, Colorado. Record Group EASTERN NEW MEXICO STATE PARK HALS NO.

PAGE 15 79: Records of the National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office: Santa Fe, New Mexico, Correspondence Relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps in State Parks: Clovis Eastern State Park, NM, Box Folder 207 023 Superintendents Barker, Elliott S., Game Warden, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Letter to Dean Floyd D. Golden, Eastern New Mexico College, Portales New Mexico. March 31, Board of Regents, Eastern New Mexico Normal School Suggested Business for the Action of the Board of Regents for Friday, August 22, Portales, New Mexico. Bryant, B. C., Acting president of the meeting/Mayor of Portales Letter to Francis H. Gott, NPS in Clovis, New Mexico. May 31, On file, Rocky Mountain Region National Archives, Broomfield, Colorado.

Record Group 79: Records of the National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office: Santa Fe, New Mexico, Correspondence Relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps in State Parks: Clovis Eastern State Park, NM, Box Folder General. Culley, Frank H., Inspector-at-Large, NPS 1935a Letter to Herbert Maier, State Capitol, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. June 25, On file, Rocky Mountain Region National Archives, Broomfield, Colorado. Record Group 79: Records of the National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office: Santa Fe, New Mexico, Correspondence Relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps in State Parks: Clovis Eastern State Park, NM, Box Folder General. Culley, Frank H., Inspector-at-Large, NPS Letter to Herbert Maier.

December 17, On file, Rocky Mountain Region National Archives, Broomfield, Colorado. Record Group 79: Records of the National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office: Santa Fe, New Mexico, Correspondence Relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps in State Parks: Clovis Eastern State Park, NM, Box Folder General. Culley, Frank H., Inspector-at-Large, NPS Letter to Herbert Maier, Regional Officer, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. January 31, On file, Rocky Mountain Region National Archives, Broomfield, Colorado. Record Group 79: Records of the National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office: Santa Fe, New Mexico, Correspondence Relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps in State Parks: Clovis Eastern State Park, NM, Box Folder 100 History and Legislation N. EASTERN NEW MEXICO STATE PARK HALS NO.

PAGE 16 Davis, Ren, and Helen Davis Our Mark on This Land: A Guide to the Legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps in America s Parks. The McDonald and Woodward Publishing Company, Granville, Ohio. De Boer, S. R. Shopping districts. American Planning and Civic Association. Washington, D. C. Diehl, John H. Field Technicians Notes, National Park Service. Eastern New Mexico State Park. October 31, On file, Rocky Mountain Region National Archives, Broomfield, Colorado. Record Group 79: Records of the National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office: Santa Fe, New Mexico, Correspondence Relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps in State Parks: Clovis Eastern State Park, NM, Box Folder 204 01 Field Officers Eastwood, H.

E., Captain, 8th Calvary Letter to Commanding Officer, El Paso Sub-District, Fort Bliss, Texas. May 29, On file, New Mexico State Records Center and Archives, Santa Fe. Governor Andrew W. Hockenhull Papers, Collection Box 6, Folder Emergency Conservation Works ECW, State Parks: Month Works Progress Report, February On file, Rocky Mountain Region National Archives, Broomfield, Colorado. Record Group 79: Records of the National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office: Santa Fe, New Mexico, Correspondence Relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps in State Parks: Clovis Eastern State Park, NM, Box Folder Administration and Personnel Evison, Herbert 1934a Memorandum to Herbert Maier dated April 5, with attached Form 3 2; SP, ECW.

On file, Rocky Mountain Region National Archives, Broomfield, Colorado. Record Group 79: Records of the National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office: Santa Fe, New Mexico, Correspondence Relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps in State Parks: Clovis Eastern State Park, NM, Box Folder 602 Applications for Camps (ECW) Franks, Roy, Superintendent Western Union Telegram to Gov. A. W. Hockenhull, Santa Fe. August 21, On file, New Mexico State Records Center and Archives, Santa Fe. Governor Andrew W. Hockenhull Papers, Collection EASTERN NEW MEXICO STATE PARK HALS NO. PAGE 17 Box 6, Folder Franks, Roy, Project Superintendent 1936a Letter to J. E. Kell, Regional Inspector, NPS in Amarillo, Texas. April 15, On file, Rocky Mountain Region National Archives, Broomfield, Colorado.

Record Group 79: Records of the National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office: Santa Fe, New Mexico, Correspondence Relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps in State Parks: Clovis Eastern State Park, NM, Box Folder 000 General Franks, Roy, Project Superintendent Letter to George L. Collins, Procurement Officer, NPS in Santa Fe, New Mexico. December 3, On file, Rocky Mountain Region National Archives, Broomfield, Colorado. Record Group 79: Records of the National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office: Santa Fe, New Mexico, Correspondence Relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps in State Parks: Clovis Eastern State Park, NM, Box Folder Administration and Personnel N. Golden, Floyd Dewey, President, Eastern New Mexico University Letter to Mr. E. N. Neer of Portales, New Mexico.

August 5, Golden, Floyd Dewey, President, Eastern New Mexico University Letter to Mr. H. C. Belcher of Forrest, New Mexico. July 5, Golden, Floyd Dewey Eastern New Mexico University: The Golden Years, Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, New Mexico. Good, Albert H. Apologia. In Park Structures and Facilities. Edited by Albert H. Good. Department of the Interior, Branch of Planning. Gott, Francis H. District Inspector, NPS 1934a Letter to Herbert Maier, State Capital Building, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. June 12, On file, Rocky Mountain Region National Archives, Broomfield, Colorado.

Record Group 79: Records of the National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office: Santa Fe, New Mexico, Correspondence Relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps in State Parks: Clovis Eastern State Park, NM, Box Folder General. Gott, Francis H. District Inspector, NPS Western Union Telegram to Herbert Maier. September 27, On file, Rocky Mountain Region National Archives, Broomfield, Colorado. Record Group 79: Records of the National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office: Santa Fe, EASTERN NEW MEXICO STATE PARK HALS NO. PAGE 18 New Mexico, Correspondence Relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps in State Parks: Clovis Eastern State Park, NM, Box Folder General. Gott, Francis H.

District Inspector, NPS 1935a Letter to Herbert Maier about stucco and rains, State Capital Building, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. March 18, On file, Rocky Mountain Region National Archives, Broomfield, Colorado. Record Group 79: Records of the National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office: Santa Fe, New Mexico, Correspondence Relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps in State Parks: Clovis Eastern State Park, NM, Box Folder General. Gott, Francis H. District Inspector, NPS Letter to Herbert Maier about museum, State Capital Building, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. March 18, On file, Rocky Mountain Region National Archives, Broomfield, Colorado.

Record Group 79: Records of the National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office: Santa Fe, New Mexico, Correspondence Relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps in State Parks: Clovis Eastern State Park, NM, Box Folder General. Gott, Francis H. District Inspector, NPS Western Union Telegram to Herbert Maier, State Capital Building, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. August 12, On file, Rocky Mountain Region National Archives, Broomfield, Colorado. Record Group 79: Records of the National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office: Santa Fe, New Mexico, Correspondence Relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps in State Parks: Clovis Eastern State Park, NM, Box Folder Eastern State Park Summary Reports Gott, Francis H. District Inspector, NPS Status Eastern New Mexico State Park.

October 19, On file, Rocky Mountain Region National Archives, Broomfield, Colorado. Record Group 79: Records of the National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office: Santa Fe, New Mexico, Correspondence Relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps in State Parks: Clovis Eastern State Park, NM, Box Folder 100 History and Legislation Gott, Francis H. District Inspector, NPS 1935e Western Union Telegram to Herbert Maier. October 29, On file, Rocky Mountain Region National Archives, Broomfield, Colorado. Record Group 79: Records of the National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office: Santa Fe, New Mexico, Correspondence Relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps in State Parks: Clovis Eastern State Park, NM, Box Folder General. EASTERN NEW MEXICO STATE PARK HALS NO. PAGE 19 Gott, Francis H.

District Inspector, NPS Letter to H. Charles Roehl, Superintendent of Parks, Santa Fe, New Mexico. November 19, On file, Rocky Mountain Region National Archives, Broomfield, Colorado. Record Group 79: Records of the National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office: Santa Fe, New Mexico, Correspondence Relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps in State Parks: Clovis Eastern State Park, NM, Box Folder General. Gott, Francis H. District Inspector, NPS Letter to Herbert Maier, Braniff Building, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.. November 20, On file, Rocky Mountain Region National Archives, Broomfield, Colorado.

Record Group 79: Records of the National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office: Santa Fe, New Mexico, Correspondence Relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps in State Parks: Clovis Eastern State Park, NM, Box Folder General. Hatch, Carl A., Senator Letter to Governor A. W. Hockenhull in Santa Fe. February 8, On file, New Mexico State Records Center and Archives, Santa Fe. Governor Andrew W. Hockenhull Papers, Collection Box 6, Folder Hensley, R. J. Letter to Herbert Maier, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. October 26, On file, Rocky Mountain Region National Archives, Broomfield, Colorado.

Record Group 79: Records of the National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office: Santa Fe, New Mexico, Correspondence Relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps in State Parks: Clovis Eastern State Park, NM, Box Folder 601 03 Camp Sites Herring, Loran W. What? No Sand! The Portales Tribune, 13 October 13: Clipping, provided by Mr. Joe Blair, Page unknown. Portales, New Mexico. On file, New Mexico State Records Center and Archives, Santa Fe. Provided by Joe Blair. Hockenhull, Andrew, Governor 1933a Letter to Honorable Robert Fechner, Director, ECW. November 28, On file, New Mexico State Records Center and Archives, Santa Fe. Governor Andrew W. Hockenhull Papers, Collection Box 6, Folder Hockenhull, Andrew, Governor Letter to Honorable Coe Howard, Portales, New Mexico.

December 16, On file, New Mexico State Records Center and Archives, Santa Fe. Governor Andrew W. Hockenhull Papers, Collection EASTERN NEW MEXICO STATE PARK HALS NO. PAGE 20 Box 6, Folder Hockenhull, Andrew, Governor Letter to Honorable Robert Fechner, Director, ECW. December 20, On file, New Mexico State Records Center and Archives, Santa Fe. Governor Andrew W. Hockenhull Papers, Collection Box 6, Folder Hockenhull, Andrew, Governor 1934a Letter to Honorable Coe Howard, Portales, New Mexico, January 31, On file, New Mexico State Records Center and Archives, Santa Fe. Governor Andrew W. Hockenhull Papers, Collection Box 6, Folder Hockenhull, Andrew, Governor Letter to U.S. Senator Carl A. Hatch, Washington January 31, On file, New Mexico State Records Center and Archives, Santa Fe.

Governor Andrew W. Hockenhull Papers, Collection Box 6, Folder Hockenhull, Andrew, Governor. Letter to U.S. Senator Carl A. Hatch, Washington February 12, On file, New Mexico State Records Center and Archives, Santa Fe. Governor Andrew W. Hockenhull Papers, Collection Box 6, Folder Hockenhull, Andrew, Governor Letter to L. E. Call, President of Federal Land Bank, Wichita, Kansas February 19, On file, New Mexico State Records Center and Archives, Santa Fe. Governor Andrew W. Hockenhull Papers, Collection Box 6, Folder Kammer, David, The Historic and Architectural Resources of the New Deal in New Mexico. State Publication Program, New Mexico. Kell, John E. Inspector to 3rd Regional Officer, NPS 1936a Letter to Milton J. McColm, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

July 2, On file, Rocky Mountain Region National Archives, Broomfield, Colorado. Record Group 79: Records of the National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office: Santa Fe, New Mexico, Correspondence Relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps in State Parks: Clovis Eastern State Park, NM, Box Folder Eastern General. Kell, John E., Inspector to 3rd Regional Officer, NPS EASTERN NEW MEXICO STATE PARK HALS NO. PAGE 21 Letter to Third Regional Officer, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. September 24, From Santa Fe. On file, Rocky Mountain Region National Archives, Broomfield, Colorado.

Record Group 79: Records of the National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office: Santa Fe, New Mexico, Correspondence Relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps in State Parks: Clovis Eastern State Park, NM, Box Folder 000 General N. Kell, John E., Inspector to 3rd Regional Officer, NPS Telegram to Third Regional Officer, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. February 2, From Santa Fe. On file, Rocky Mountain Region National Archives, Broomfield, Colorado. Record Group 79: Records of the National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office: Santa Fe, New Mexico, Correspondence Relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps in State Parks: Clovis Eastern State Park, NM, Box Folder 000 General N. King, F. J., Mess Steward, 1935a Company 804 Camp Menu. January 27. Portales, New Mexico.

On file, New Mexico State Records Center and Archives, Santa Fe. Provided by Joe Blair. King, F. J., Mess Steward, Company 804 Camp Menu. January 29. Portales, New Mexico. On file, New Mexico State Records Center and Archives, Santa Fe. Provided by Joe Blair. King, F. J., Mess Steward, Company 804 Camp Menu. January 31. Portales, New Mexico. On file, New Mexico State Records Center and Archives, Santa Fe. Provided by Joe Blair. King, F. J., Mess Steward, Company 804 Camp Menu. February 1. Portales, New Mexico. On file, New Mexico State Records Center and Archives, Santa Fe. Provided by Joe Blair. Macy, G. D., Chairman State Park Commission of New Mexico Letter to S. R. DeBoer, Denver, Colorado. January 31, On file, New Mexico State Records Center and Archives, Santa Fe. Governor Andrew W.

Hockenhull Papers, Collection Box 6, Folder Maier, Herbert, Regional Officer, NPS Letter to State Park ECW Washington, December 12, On file, Rocky Mountain Region National Archives, Broomfield, Colorado. Record Group EASTERN NEW MEXICO STATE PARK HALS NO. PAGE 22 79: Records of the National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office: Santa Fe, New Mexico, Correspondence Relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps in State Parks: Clovis Eastern State Park, NM, Box Folder 600 Land, Buildings, Roads, and Trails Maier, Herbert, Regional Officer, 1935a Letter to Francis H. Gott in Clovis, New Mexico. January 17, On file, Rocky Mountain Region National Archives, Broomfield, Colorado.

Record Group 79: Records of the National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office: Santa Fe, New Mexico, Correspondence Relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps in State Parks: Clovis Eastern State Park, NM, Box Folder Form 7. Maier, Herbert, Regional Officer, ECW Letter to Mr. A. W. Anderson, Secretary and Manger of the Clovis Chamber of Commerce, Clovis, New Mexico. March 9, On file, Rocky Mountain Region National Archives, Broomfield, Colorado. Record Group 79: Records of the National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office: Santa Fe, New Mexico, Correspondence Relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps in State Parks: Clovis Eastern State Park, NM, Box Folder General. Maier, Herbert, Regional Officer, NPS Letter to Grover Conroy in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

May 29, On file, Rocky Mountain Region National Archives, Broomfield, Colorado. Record Group 79: Records of the National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office: Santa Fe, New Mexico, Correspondence Relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps in State Parks: Clovis Eastern State Park, NM, Box Folder 660 Wells (Artesian, etc.) Maier, Herbert, Regional Officer, ECW Letter to Frank H. Culley, concerning Eastern New Mexico State Park s success. Custom House, Denver, Colorado. July 5, On file, Rocky Mountain Region National Archives, Broomfield, Colorado. Record Group 79: Records of the National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office: Santa Fe, New Mexico, Correspondence Relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps in State Parks: Clovis Eastern State Park, NM, Box Folder General.

Maier, Herbert, Regional Officer, ECW 1935e Letter to Frank H. Culley concerning Scott s Woods, Custom House, Denver, Colorado. July 5, On file, Rocky Mountain Region National Archives, Broomfield, Colorado. Record Group 79: Records of the National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office: Santa Fe, New Mexico, Correspondence Relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps in State Parks: Clovis Eastern State Park, NM, Box Folder General. EASTERN NEW MEXICO STATE PARK HALS NO. PAGE 23 Maier, Herbert, Regional Officer, ECW Letter to Francis H. Gott in Clovis, New Mexico. September 12, On file, Rocky Mountain Region National Archives, Broomfield, Colorado.

Record Group 79: Records of the National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office: Santa Fe, New Mexico, Correspondence Relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps in State Parks: Clovis Eastern State Park, NM, Box Folder General. Maier, Herbert, Regional Officer, ECW Western Union Telegram to Francis H. Gott. October 29, On file, Rocky Mountain Region National Archives, Broomfield, Colorado. Record Group 79: Records of the National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office: Santa Fe, New Mexico, Correspondence Relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps in State Parks: Clovis Eastern State Park, NM, Box Folder General. Maier, Herbert, Regional Officer, NPS Letter to Francis H. Gott in Clovis, New Mexico.

November 11, Record Group 79: Records of the National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office: Santa Fe, New Mexico, Correspondence Relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps in State Parks: Clovis Eastern State Park, NM, Box Folder 100 History and Legislation Maier, Herbert, Regional Officer, ECW 1935i Letter to H. Charles Roehl, Superintendent of Parks, Santa Fe, New Mexico. November 20, On file, Rocky Mountain Region National Archives, Broomfield, Colorado. Record Group 79: Records of the National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office: Santa Fe, New Mexico, Correspondence Relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps in State Parks: Clovis Eastern State Park, NM, Box Folder General. Maier, Herbert, Regional Officer, ECW Letter to Francis H. Gott in Clovis, New Mexico.

November 22, On file, Rocky Mountain Region National Archives, Broomfield, Colorado. Record Group 79: Records of the National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office: Santa Fe, New Mexico, Correspondence Relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps in State Parks: Clovis Eastern State Park, NM, Box Folder General. Maier, Herbert, Regional Officer, NPS 1936a Letter to John E. Kell in Amarillo April 22, On file, Rocky Mountain Region National Archives, Broomfield, Colorado. Record Group 79: Records of the National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office: Santa Fe, New Mexico, Correspondence Relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps in State EASTERN NEW MEXICO STATE PARK HALS NO.

PAGE 24 Parks: Clovis Eastern State Park, NM, Box Folder 000 General Maier, Herbert, Regional Officer, NPS Form A-4-G, United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service: Release of Surplus Allotment. July 18, On file, Rocky Mountain Region National Archives, Broomfield, Colorado. Record Group 79: Records of the National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office: Santa Fe, New Mexico, Correspondence Relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps in State Parks: Clovis Eastern State Park, NM, Box Folder 100 History and Legislation Maier, Herbert, Regional Officer, NPS Letter to A. E. Borell, Associate Wildlife Technician, Santa Fe. March 29, On file, Rocky Mountain Region National Archives, Broomfield, Colorado.

Record Group 79: Records of the National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office: Santa Fe, New Mexico, Correspondence Relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps in State Parks: Clovis Eastern State Park, NM, Box Folder Eastern General. Maier, Herbert, Francis Gott, and Roak Copy of pages from E.C.W. Form F. December 5, On file, Rocky Mountain Region National Archives, Broomfield, Colorado. Record Group 79: Records of the National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office: Santa Fe, New Mexico, Correspondence Relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps in State Parks: Clovis Eastern State Park, NM, Box Folder 000 General Mears, Thomas E., G. W.

Carr, Coe Howard Letter from the Park Committee of Portales, New Mexico to Herbert Maier, Regional Director, May 5, On file, Rocky Mountain Region National Archives, Broomfield, Colorado. Record Group 79: Records of the National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office: Santa Fe, New Mexico, Correspondence Relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps in State Parks: Clovis Eastern State Park, NM, Box Folder 000 General N. Perovich, Marko, Educational Advisor, Emergency Conservation Work, Civilian Conservation Corps, Educational Report, Monthly Educational Report. January 5. Eighth Corps Area, Portales, New Mexico. On file, New Mexico State Records Center and Archives, Santa Fe. Provided by Joe Blair. Reddoch, James C. Special Investigator Emergency Conservation Work. Camp Report.

Submitted to the Office of EASTERN NEW MEXICO STATE PARK HALS NO. PAGE 25 the Director, Washington June On file, New Mexico State Records Center and Archives, Santa Fe. Provided by Joe Blair. Reddoch, James C. Special Investigator Emergency Conservation Work. Camp Report. Submitted to the Office of the Director, Washington February On file, New Mexico State Records Center and Archives, Santa Fe. Provided by Joe Blair. Roak, J. C. E.C.W. Report on Disposition of Camp Buildings and Property, Form F., Camp November 4, On file, Rocky Mountain Region National Archives, Broomfield, Colorado.

Record Group 79: Records of the National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office: Santa Fe, New Mexico, Correspondence Relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps in State Parks: Clovis Eastern State Park, NM, Box Folder 000 General Roehl, Charles H., George Conroy, Francis H. Gott, and Herbert Maier. 1935a DOI, State Park Division, Project Estimate and Allotment Request. May 28. Clovis, New Mexico. On file, Rocky Mountain Region National Archives, Broomfield, Colorado. Record Group 79, Records of the National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office: Santa Fe, NM, Correspondence Relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps Camps in State Parks Box FolderMisc. Projects Roehl, Charles H., Jesse Lewis Bauer, Francis H.

Gott, and Herbert Maier DOI, State Park Division, Project Estimate and Allotment Request. May 28. Clovis, New Mexico. On file, Rocky Mountain Region National Archives, Broomfield, Colorado. Record Group 79, Records of the National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office: Santa Fe, NM, Correspondence Relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps Camps in State Parks Box FolderMisc. Projects Schelburg, John D., and Julie R. Stone Conchas Dam Historic District National Register of Historic Places Application. Prepared by the Corp of Engineers, Albuquerque District, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Seventh Regional Office Western Union Telegram to Herbert Maier, Herring Hotel, Amarillo, Texas. August 15, On file, Rocky Mountain Region National Archives, Broomfield, Colorado.

Record Group 79, Records of the National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office: Santa Fe, NM, Correspondence Relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps Camps in State Parks Clovis Eastern State Park NM, Box Folder Misc. Projects EASTERN NEW MEXICO STATE PARK HALS NO. PAGE 26 Shepard, Guy, New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands Quit Claim Deed No. Book Vol. 7, Page August 23, Country of Roosevelt, State of New Mexico. Soulli re, Laura, Randall Copeland, and Roger Buck Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico: Historic Structure Report, CCC Buildings. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Denver, Colorado. Stevenson, James O., Regional Wildlife Technician Letter to Herbert Maier, Regional Officer, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

March 20, On file, Rocky Mountain Region National Archives, Broomfield, Colorado. Record Group 79: Records of the National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office: Santa Fe, New Mexico, Correspondence Relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps in State Parks: Clovis Eastern State Park, NM, Box Folder General. Stone, L. J., Mayor of Clovis, New Mexico Letter to Governor A. W. Hockenhull, Santa Fe, New Mexico. December 24, On file, New Mexico State Records Center and Archives, Santa Fe. Governor Andrew W. Hockenhull Papers, Collection Box 6, Folder Welsh, Michael E. A Mission in the Desert. On file, Corps of Engineers, Albuquerque District, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Vidmer, George, Brigadier General, U.S. Army Letter to the Commanding General, Eighth Corps Area, Fort Bliss, Texas.

September 25, On file, Rocky Mountain Region National Archives, Broomfield, Colorado. Record Group 79: Records of the National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office: Santa Fe, New Mexico, Correspondence Relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps in State Parks: Clovis Eastern State Park, NM, Box Folder General.

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: Katie Hill August 6, Entry HALS Challenge: Documenting Landscapes of the New Deal EASTERN NEW MEXICO STATE PARK HALS NO. PAGE 27 EASTERN NEW MEXICO STATE PARK HALS NO. PAGE 28 Front view of CCC built bathhouse. Football stadium can be seen to the right. Direction (Katie Hill, July 28, EASTERN NEW MEXICO STATE PARK HALS NO. PAGE 29 Back view of built bathhouse. Juniper trees were planted by the but burned in a fire. Direction SSE. (Katie Hill, July 28, View of twin artificial lakes excavated by the CCC from the Bathhouse steps. Direction SE. (Katie Hill, July 28, EASTERN NEW MEXICO STATE PARK HALS NO. PAGE 30 The plan of the bathhouse in its current condition. (Katie Hill August 4, EASTERN NEW MEXICO STATE PARK HALS NO. PAGE 31 Front view of the CCC built Caretaker s House. Direction SE.

(Katie Hill, July 28, Back view of the CCC built Caretaker s House. HWY 70 is in background. Direction NW. (Katie Hill, July 28, EASTERN NEW MEXICO STATE PARK HALS NO. PAGE 32 The plan of the Caretaker s House in its current condition. (Katie Hill, August 4, EASTERN NEW MEXICO STATE PARK HALS NO. PAGE 33 The trees around the Caretaker s House, planted by the CCC are the tallest on the grounds. Direction NW. (Katie Hill, July 28, One of the few living juniper left from the trees planted by the Those in the background survived until the fire. Direction SE. (Katie Hill, July 28, EASTERN NEW MEXICO STATE PARK HALS NO. PAGE 34 The outline of what was likely the park s privy (restroom) is difficult to distinguish today. The tree is growing along the center of what would have been the back wall.

Direction E. (Katie Hill, July 28, The plan of what was possibly the park restroom as can be seen today. The central area and outer edges are covered by grasses. (Katie Hill, August 4, EASTERN NEW MEXICO STATE PARK HALS NO. PAGE 35 The remains of the foundation of the pumphouse, the pump, with later concrete addition (black). (Katie Hill, August 4, The slab of the pumphouse. Direction W. (Katie Hill, July 30, EASTERN NEW MEXICO STATE PARK HALS NO. PAGE 36 EASTERN NEW MEXICO STATE PARK HALS NO. PAGE 37 CCC Camp, Slab 1: measurements fit the description of the camp bathhouse. (Katie Hill, July 28, CCC Camp, Slab 2: measurements fit the description of both the infirmary and the mess hall. Direction NEE. (Katie Hill, July 28, EASTERN NEW MEXICO STATE PARK HALS NO.

PAGE 38 CCC Camp, Slab 3: measurements fit the description of the gasoline storage structure. Direction NEE. (Katie Hill, July 28, CCC Camp, Circular Depressions. There are six depressions total. Five measure approximately 15 feet in diameter, while a smaller sixth depression is approximately ten feet in diameter. Darker grasses show location of depressions. Direction S. (Katie Hill, July 28, EASTERN NEW MEXICO STATE PARK HALS NO. PAGE 39 The three remaining slabs of CCC Camp Camp Roosevelt. This is not a location map, however, sizes are to scale and direction is correct. (Katie Hill, August 4,