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Recalling New Deal's fresh start

Ninety-two-year-old John Nisky still drives to Bass River State Forest in Burlington County and looks at the neat rows of towering pines he planted near Route 9 when he was a teenager.

Civilian Conservation Corps workers take a break in the barracks at Bass River State Forest. "I wish I could meet a few of the boys again," said John Nisky, 92, who provided this photograph.
Civilian Conservation Corps workers take a break in the barracks at Bass River State Forest. "I wish I could meet a few of the boys again," said John Nisky, 92, who provided this photograph.Read more