![]() “It’s a smaller, rural department but it taught me a lot of people skills that really helped me develop as a deputy,” said Bolt. A move to the Hendry County Sheriff’s Office in 2009 provided greater opportunities. From there, sponsored by the Arcadia Police Department, Bolt went through the academy and worked road patrol in Arcadia for five years. “I like to learn and have continued to do so throughout my career.” After high school and some college, he focused on a career with the Florida Department of Corrections working three years in the DeSoto County Correctional Institution. “From an early age my parents always instilled the value of education,” Bolt said. After Hurricane Gilbert ravaged the Caribbean island in September of 1988, Bolt, then 9 years old, and his family relocated to Port Charlotte. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he was eight months old when the Bolt family moved to Kingston, Jamaica. ![]() ![]() His massive stature and ready smile are helpful in that regard. A literal larger-than-life presence at 6-feet, 7-inches tall, Deputy Bolt calls himself a “fixer” in terms of resolving problems among residents in the district. We are asking President Obama to use his authority to designate this historic building a national monument.✨SPOTLIGHT SATURDAY✨ Deputy Deighton Bolt “There is a silver lining in every situation it’s up to you to find it.” That’s the motto of Deputy Deighton Bolt as he patrols the Lee County Sheriff’s Office’s West District. A formidable coalition has mounted an effort to designate the Old Santa Fe Trail Building a National Monument-the National Trust for Historic Preservation, National Parks Conservation Association, National New Deal Preservation Association, Historic Santa Fe Foundation, the Coalition of National Park Service Retirees, and the Living New Deal among them. There is no National Park dedicated to telling the story of the millions of people who got jobs and gained skills while carrying out projects of lasting public benefit through New Deal programs like the CCC and the Works Projects Administration. Due to budget cuts it now has only limited public use. ![]() In tribute to the region’s history and multicultural heritage, the building had been managed as though it were a unit of the National Park System. The historic building served as the Southwest headquarters for the National Park Service from 1939 to 1995, when the NPS relocated its regional office to Denver. The CCC boys also produced many of the building’s furnishings. Logs for the vigas and corbels came from the CCC camp in nearby Hyde Memorial State Park the highly polished flagstone in the lobby, conference rooms, and portal came from a large ranch near Glorieta posts supporting the roofs above the portales are peeled ponderosa pine logs. The building was constructed largely by hand using local materials. The Spanish/Pueblo Revival-style adobe building is a testament to their work and, in particular, to the Native American and Latino New Mexicans whose commitment and craft are manifest in this beautiful building. The Old Santa Fe Trail Building is considered a hallmark of the Civilian Conservation Corps’ many contributions to the national parks.īuilt between 19, and designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1987, the building on Museum Hill is the work of the young men who served in the CCC in New Mexico during the Great Depression.
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