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Cumberland Mountain State Park, just to the South of Crossville Tennessee, has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1988. The park is a contributing element to the larger Cumberland Homesteads Historic District. The park represents the heritage of the New Deal era and the work product of the Civilian Conservation Corp. The wider district represents the legacy of Elenore Roosevelt’s Cumberland Homesteads Project.
Recently the Cumberland Mountain Park has assumed ownership and management of an important collection of buildings which were central to the Homesteads project. These include the prominent Water Tower and offices which were the early headquarters of the Homesteads. ( see below picture)
Today we talk with Park Manager Mark Houston about the Park and the challenges presented with these historic structures now under his purview.
