Long before Stillwater State Park was founded in VT, various Native American tribes dwelled in these woods. Sometimes in the early 18th century, the first European settlers arrived with the intent of scratching out a living in the wild Vermont mountains. Over the following 100 years, the settlers logged the mountains heavily, stripping them of their natural beauty. At the turn of the century, this practice fell out of favor, and Vermont’s residents worked to restore it in favor of bolstering the vacation/tourism industry. With the help of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), which was established as a part of President Roosevelt’s New Deal, they replanted tens of thousand trees, built cabins and restrooms, and campgrounds.