[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 51 (Tuesday, April 20, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E546]
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  HONORING THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS TO THE 
                     DEVELOPMENT OF WHITE ROCK LAKE

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                          HON. JEB HENSARLING

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 20, 2004

  Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Speaker, as the U.S. Congressman representing 
White Rock Lake in Dallas, I would like to recognize the invaluable 
contribution made by the young men of the Civilian Conservation Corps 
(CCC) to the development of White Rock Lake.
  With the dedication of the new CCC statue at White Rock Lake Park, we 
honor the lasting contribution of the approximately 3,000 young men 
who, over the course of seven years, spent six months to two years 
learning a trade and performing a valuable public service.
  These young men labored diligently, making a host of improvements to 
White Rock Lake, including deepening and widening the lake, 
constructing, clearing underbrush, and building bridle paths, trails, 
picnic grounds, barbecue pits, shelter houses, thousands of feet of 
retaining walls and planting hundreds of pecan trees. One of their 
major accomplishments was the creation of the park at Flag Pole Hill, 
which we still enjoy today.
  Today, I recognize the ``boys in green'' from the CCC Camp at White 
Rock Lake and thank them for their hard work as we dedicate a new 
statue in Sunset Bay to honor the outstanding contribution they made in 
helping build our community.

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