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Chapter 7:
Other Emergency Period Programs
swimming pool
Schoolgirl campers using the swimming pool in Blue Knob State Park, a 5,565-acre RDA in Pennsylvania. Courtesy National Park Service.

Lake of the Ozarks State Park
Lake of the Ozarks State Park, a 16,025-acre RDA in Missouri, contains general park facilities and group camps. Courtesy National Park Service.

Pine Mountain State Park Extension
Pine Mountain State Park Extension, a 3,025-acre RDA in Georgia, aids in the protection of FDR's Georgia White House, which is in the park. Courtesy National Park Service.

swimming lessons
Swimming lessons in a lake created by a dam that was built through RDA efforts in Crabtree Creek State Park, a 4,985-acre RDA in North Carolina. Courtesy National Park Service.

children at camp
Children check in at a RDA group camp in Bear Brook State Park, a 6,345-acre RDA in New Hampshire. Courtesy National Park Service.

campfire program
A campfire program at one of the group camps in Montserrat State Park, a 3,445-acre RDA in Missouri. Courtesy National Park Service.

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