Near Hamlin in Monroe County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The CCC Goes to Work

— Hamlin Beach State Park —

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, April 11, 2015

1. The CCC Goes to Work Marker

Inscription. In 1935 and 1936, the young men of Civilian Conservation Corps Company 1252 pruned trees, cleared the beach, and built roads and a large parking area in the park. They also quarried stone in Orleans County that would later be used to construct the park's buildings.

Young men from Company 1252 quarried stone from quarries in Holley and Hulberton.
A stone culvert constructed in the park by the men of Company 1252. All photographs courtesy Hamlin Town Historian.
Company 1252 constructed three stone drinking fountains and 30 fire pits in the park.
From 1933 to 1942, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) rescued roughly two million men from poverty and provided them with jobs doing sorely needed conservation work during America's worst economic crisis, the Great Depression. CCC Company 1252 was housed at Hamlin Beach from 1935-1941.

Erected by Hamlin Beach State Park.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work. In addition, it is included in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1935.

Location. 43° 21.801′ N, 77° 56.965′ W.

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Marker is near Hamlin, New York, in Monroe County. It can be reached from Hamlin Beach State Park Road half a mile north of Lake Ontario Parkway. Marker is in Hamlin Beach State Park. It is north of Area 1 parking, on the walking path adjacent to the Lake Ontario Shore. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hamlin NY 14464, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

in the Finger Lakes,

and in the Rochester Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Building a Park (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); A New Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); The West Shelter (approx. ¼ mile away); Bathhouse (approx. 0.3

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, April 11, 2015

2. Left Detail

miles away); Hamlin No. 14 (approx. 3 miles away); Norway Colony (approx. 3.4 miles away); First Settlers (approx. 3.8 miles away); Peerson Home (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hamlin.

Right Detail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, April 11, 2015

3. Right Detail

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, April 11, 2015

4. Westward

Marker and Easternmost Pier image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, April 11, 2015

5. Marker and Easternmost Pier

The easternmost pier marks the beginning of the beach.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, April 11, 2015

6. Northward

Marker is left of the footpath bridge.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 24, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 418 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 24, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.