Shade Swamp Shelter | picnic area, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, New Deal Depression Relief Project [1933-1945]

 picnic area, shelter, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, New Deal Depression Relief Project [1933-1945]

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Historic trail shelter listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

- Built: 1934
- Architectural style: Rustic
- Areas of significance: Entertainment/Recreation; Architecture; Social History
- Also known as: Shade Swamp Sanctuary Shelter
- Date added to NRHP: 9/4/1986
- Other designations: part of the "Connecticut State Park and Forest Depression-Era Federal Work Relief Programs Structures" Multiple Property Submission

This picnic shelter sits immediately beside Connecticut Route 6, at the trailhead of the blue-blazed trail leading into the Shade Swamp Wildlife Management Area. It was constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), a New Deal program that operated between 1933 and 1942. The program provided work for unmarried, unemployed men who were struggling to find work during the Great Depression.

NRHP #86001746