On July 11, members of the Friends of Hamlin Beach State Park, along with Park Manager Kate Gross and several park employees, installed 30 Interpretive signs along the walking tour at the former CCC/POW camp located on Moscow Road within Hamlin Beach State Park. The signs enhance the paper based walking tour with photos and maps as well as educational descriptions of the buildings for all visitors to the site to see. These signs are a way to preserve this historical information for future generations.
The signs were installed as a cooperative group project. The workers attached mounting plates to each of the 12 by 24 inch signs. Each sign was then attached to a designated 4 by 4 inch wooden post along the trail.
The project was funded with a grant through the New York State Parks and Trails Partnership Program which is a capacity-building matching grant program funded through the NYS Environmental Protection Fund. This program is designed to enhance the preservation, stewardship, interpretation, maintenance and promotion of New York State parks, trails and historic sites.
The Friends of Hamlin Beach State Park is a non-profit, tax exempt organization whose mission is to support the preservation, conservation, improvements, and the development of the park. They may be contacted at: facebook.com/FOHBSP or hamlinbeach.org.
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