Today I learned on Nostr: TIL that in 1941 the National Park Service established 16 "mental healing" camps in ...

TIL that in 1941 the National Park Service established 16 "mental healing" camps in national parks for U.S. servicemen to use for rest and recovery before being redeployed to the war. By the end of WWII, 33 camps were set up, including those in Yosemite and the Grand Canyon.

https://www.nps.gov/subjects/worldwarii/healing.htm
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