ðə lˈænd wʌz ɹᵻklˈeɪmd baɪ ðɪ ˈɛfɚts ʌvðə jˈʌŋ mˈɛn ʌvðə sɪvˈɪliən kˌɑːnsɚvˈeɪʃən kˈɔːɹ kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə ɡɹˈeɪt dᵻpɹˈɛʃən baɪ pɹˈɛzɪdənt fɹˈæŋklɪn dˈiː. ɹˈoʊzəvˌɛlt tʊ ˈɔfsɛt ʌnɛmplˈɔɪmənt.
The land was reclaimed by the efforts of the young men of the Civilian Conservation Corps created during the Great Depression by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to offset unemployment.