Prince William Forest Park

USA / Virginia / Montclair /
 park, protected area, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, national park, New Deal Depression Relief Project [1933-1945]
Prince William Forest Park is an oasis of natural beauty and human history located only 35 miles south of Washington, DC. 37 miles of hiking trails and 21 miles of bicycle-accessible roads and trails traverse this 15,000 acre piedmont forest. Beneath its canopy lies evidence of human history reaching back to 8,000 B.C.

Much of the infrastructure of the park, which was completed between 1935 and 1942, was completed by various Depression-era New Deal agencies. The Civilian Conservation Corps, Resettlement Administration, and Works Progress Administration all had a hand in the establishment of the park.

www.nps.gov/prwi/index.htm
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_William_Forest_Park
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Coordinates:   38°35'8"N   77°23'3"W
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