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Pickett CCC Memorial State Park (also known simply as Pickett State Park) is a Tennessee state park in the upper Cumberland Mountains. It is located in Pickett County, northeast of the city of Jamestown, and is adjacent to the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area. The park is located on of wilderness including caves, natural bridges, and other rock formations.〔(Pickett State Park ), Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation website, accessed November 13, 2009〕 About are managed by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation as a state park, and the remainder of the property is managed by the Tennessee Division of Forestry as a state forest.〔(Pickett State Rustic Park ), ''Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture''〕〔(Pickett State Forest ), Tennessee Department of Agriculture website, accessed November 13, 2009〕 The park was developed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) between 1934 and 1942 on about of land donated to the State of Tennessee in 1933 by the Stearns Coal and Lumber Company. CCC crews built hiking trails, a recreation lodge, a ranger station, five rustic cabins, and a lake known as Arch Lake. Locally quarried sandstone was used in constructing most of the buildings. The original park facilities are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.〔 Pickett's land area has increased over time as a result of additional land donations and acquisitions,〔Morgan Simmons, (Pickett Forest Gets 1,541-acre Addition ), ''Knoxville News Sentinel'', December 22, 2003, archived on Congressman Lincoln Davis' website〕〔(Milestones of the Tennessee Chapter of The Nature Conservancy ), accessed November 13, 2009〕 and additional park facilities were built beginning in the 1950s.〔 The park offers boating, camping, lodging, hiking and many other activities.〔 ==Facilities== The park's facilities include 32 campsites and 20 rental cabins. The campsites come with electric and water hookups and have both picnic tables and grills. The campground has a modern bathhouse and a dump station. It is open year round on a first-come, first-served basis, with a maximum stay limit of two weeks. Of the 20 cabins, there are four types. The first is a rustic CCC cabin that accommodates four people, the second is a Deluxe Cabin that will accommodate up to six people, the third is a Chalet cabin that will accommodate two people, and the last is a Villa cabin that can accommodate up to eight people. Each cabin comes with the following amenities: *Full Modern Bathrooms *Kitchen Appliances *Cooking Utensils *Linens and Towels *Fireplaces :All cabins are available by reservation (up to one year in advance) year round, excepting two rustic units. One deluxe cabin is designated as a pet cabin. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pickett CCC Memorial State Park」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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