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Camp Hains -- 1710 - Civilian Conservation Corps MO310
"Company 1710 was organized at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, June 3, 1933....The company was made up of approximately 200 Missouri boys, 96 from three north Missouri counties (Putnam, Caldwell, Lynn) and the remainder from Jasper County....On June seventeenth, an advanced detail of fifty men....was sent to Big Spring State Park. This detail hurriedly made the necessary preparations for the arrival of the remainder of the Company three days later." For the first four months at Camp Hains, the C's lived in tents in the clearing in front of you. In early October, 1933, the tents were abandoned for permanent barracks on the hill above the lodge. In 1936, the camp moved again to an adjacent camp where it stayed until the camp closed in April, 1937.
6:30.............Reveille 7:30.............Breakfast 8:00...........Work Project 12:00..............Lunch 1:00...........Return to Work 4:00.............Own Time 5:00.............Supper 6:00-10:00.....Free Time 10:30...........Lights Out The camp printed its own newspaper, "Pine Chips", a copy of which is shown here. Articles included; introducing new Enrollees; stories, i.e. "Thoughts of a Real Fisherman"; announcements of Company activities, i.e. "Major Cox from the Medical Department at Fort Leavenworth was here Tuesday on a tour of inspection." ; and assignments for the upcoming projects. After hours, enrollees played baseball against area teams, boxed and attended occasional dances in the mess/recreation hall. Many boys took advantage of educational opportunities by taking classes in subjects such as typing, auto mechanics, chemistry and cooking.
Civilian Conservation Corps at Big Springs MO191
"We are definitely in an era of building, the best time of the building of great public projects for the benefit of the public and with the definite objective of building human happiness."
The architect in charge of designing the structures at Big Spring was Donald A. Blake. He served as architectural foreman for Co. 1710 during the winter of 1933-34 before being transferred to Jefferson City, where he continued with state park design planning. Blake later returned permanently to Big Spring as Camp Superintendent from November 1935 until 1937. Growing out of the hillside overlooking the river and spring branch, the dining lodge still offers visitors a beautiful view and a peaceful meal. It took nearly 11 months for the CCC boys to hew the beams and to quarry, cut and haul stone needed to raise the massive structure. The lodge was designed in an Old England style so as to be in harmony with surrounding environment. The CCC built cabins to serve as a woodland retreat for visitors. In 3 cabins, a rustic, Old England "half timber" design featuring native stone and massive oak beams served the dual purpose of providing modern, attractive accommodations and using natural materials to blend in with the forested, rocky terrain. This minimized the visual intrusion of structures on the natural scene. The C's also moved 3 existing cabins from the bank of the spring branch to the hillside and remodeled them to fit the landscape.
Big Spring MO657
Like an inverted faucet, Big Spring spews water from beneath the earth with tremendous force. Located south of Van Buren, on MO highway 103, the natural wonder was included in one of Missouri's first state parks.
Nicolet National Forest WI117
You are in the original Oneida Purchase Unit that marked the beginning of Nicolet National Forest. The first tract of land, acquired from the Thunder Lake Lumber Company in 1928, contained 12,940 acres. Today there are 640,000 acres rich in scenic, recreational, historical and economic resources. Under the multiple-use management program of the United States Forest Service, the forest offers resources for industry and a wide variety of recreation. Thousands of acres whose trees were removed through logging or were ravaged by fire were reforested by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930's. The Nicolet National Forest is named in honor of Jean Nicolet, who in 1634 was the first white man known to have traveled into what is now Wisconsin.
Civilian Conservation Corps Company 2386 S29
Located north of this marker is the site of the amp of CCC Company 2386, Beach, Virginia. The camp was organized in 1935 and to 3 military officers, a civilian technical service staff, and aprroximately 200 enrollees. During it’s existence, the company built Swift Creek Recreational Area, the forerunner of Pocahontas State Park, and the reforested 7,604 acres of land now known as Pocahontas State Forest.
Civilian Conservation Corps Camp P-56, Company 1367 F63
On this site in July 1933, CCC Camp P-56, Company 1367, opened with an enrollment of 192 Virginia men. The camp, which was organized as one of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal employment programs, consisted of 52 small barracks, a large dining hall, two garages, and many other buildings. While at this camp, the men constructed 275 miles of forest roads, several bridges, three lookout towers, and numerous recreation buildings. The CCC also provided opportunities for the young men to further their education. In December 1937 the camp closed and all the buildings were demolished.
Civilian Conservation Corps Company 2363 E85
Here at Berea, during the Great Depression, was the site of Civilian Conservation Corps Company 2363. This camp, one of many in Virginia, was organized in 1935 and disbanded in 1940. During its existence, the company strung farm fences, planted trees, fought forest fires, and instructed farmers in the practice of soil conservation. The CCC, one of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal agencies, was created in 1933 to provide public service jobs for unemployed young men. Roosevelt later noted that the recruits grew with purpose and principle and predicted that they would serve their communities and country with distinction.
Civilian Conservation Corps Company 1370 M221
Near here is the site of CCC Company 1370 from 1935-1940. Among the most popular New Deal programs, the CCC was designed to encourage conservation of natural resources and employment training during the Great Depression. CCC 1370 enrollees were actively involved in soil erosion control and extensive reforestation efforts in this county.
Douthat State Park L3
This park was developed by the National Park Service, Interior Department, through the civilian conservation corps in conjunction with the Virginia Conservation Commission. It covers nearly 4500 acres and was opened, June 15, 1936. It lies in a region once extensively devoted to iron smelting. Va Conservation Commission 1939
Constituion Forest R59
In 1938, the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the United States Constitution, the Virginia Daughters of the American Revolution sponsored the planting of Constitution Forest in this area. With the help of the Civilian Conservation Corps and the United States Forest Service, the memorial forest commemorates the Virginia framers of the Constitution. In 1987, the 45 acres of red and white pine seedlings have matured to a forest that provides protection for birds and other wildlife as well as for the watershed of the James River. Department of Conservation and Historic Resources, 1987 Display # 11 - 20 of 51 |