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Camp John J. Pershing Civilian Conservation Corps Company 1370-2386 KG14 |
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Near here is the original site of C.C.C. Company 1370-2386, known as Camp John J. Pershing, from 1933 to 1935, when it was moved to Nottoway County. Among the most popular New Deal programs, the Civilian Conservation Corps was designed to encourage conservation of natural resources and employment training during the Great Depression. C.C.C. Company 1370-2386 built roads, fire trails, and fire towers, and carried out extensive reforestation efforts in this county. Department of Conservation and Historic Resources, 1987.
Department of Conservation and Historic Resources 1987
US 460 (eastbound), Pembroke at Rt. 1404. VA-KG14 Camp John J. Pershing Civilian Conservation Corps Giles County Virginia.
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