Tracy City is fortunate to have a mostly intact historical district.  Roundhouse Park is in the center of Tracy City's historical area.  It is the place where railroad engines of the Mountain Goat Railroad were turned around, serviced and stored between trips.

Much of Tracy City's historic area caught fire in April 27, 1935 and would have burned to the ground, were it not for the supportive efforts of the Civilian Conservation Corps Company#1475, which was stationed about a mile west of here at their "camp" in Grundy Forest.  The "CCC Boys," as they were known, rushed to the aid of local Tracy City firefighters, in time to prevent the fire from burning the entire downtown area.  

According to a news report from that time, "Eighty CCC boys ... used their expert fire-fighting knowledge to turn the tide of almost certain defeat into victory for [many local businesses] almost certainly would have gone with the others had not exhausted town folks been aided by the CCC boys in their fight against the raging elements. Lack of adequate water supply and fire-fighting apparatus handicapped the bucket brigades working on rooftops and beside nearby buildings. Danger from falling walls menaced the men at all times and made their job hazardous ... At this time the CCC boys and their helpers did the most valiant work, pouring streams of water on the wooden awnings over the sidewalk, covering windows and wooden surfaces

with corrugated tin and canvas sheets kept moist with water...”

Today, those rescued buildings house historic businesses such as the Dutch Maid Bakery, Hank's Corner, and the Grundy County Historical Museum and Heritage Center.