Although most of the original structures built by the Civilian Conservation Corps at Camp 1816 at Lake Worth are gone, remnants of the flagpole area have been uncovered. Originally, the entire site was planned by the renowned architectural landscape firm of Hare and Hare of Kansas City, Missouri, and most of the improvements were completed by the CCC.
Between 1934 and 1937, the men of the CCC constructed roads, built bridges, built 110 stone picnic tables, 37 roadside fireplaces, 4 public toilets and three water fountains. More than ten miles of park drives and paths were graded, and rocks cut from the cliffs along the lake shore decorated drainage culverts and nature trails and were used to build magnificent shelter houses and outlooks, and many are still standing today.
A monument in the Fort Worth Nature Center chronicles the tremendous work of the CCC. Other federal program funding helped to expand the fish hatchery and to build the two WPA bridges on the old state road section of Meandering Road at Silver Creek and Live Oak Creek.
The CCC was established by Congress on March 31, 1933, and provided jobs for young, unemployed men during the Great Depression. Over its 9-year lifespan, the CCC employed about 3 million people. CCC workers made $30.00 a month.
These resources are endangered because they are not landmarked and they should become official parks of the City of Fort Worth.