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Civilian Conservation Corps Company 2896 TX6406
Soon after President Franklin D. Roosevelt took office in 1933, he established what would become the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), a New Deal program designed to address hardships during the Great Depression. In addition to providing wages, it trained young men in building trades and other skills through public improvement projects. It was administered jointly by the Army and select Federal agencies, such as the National Park Service. On July 10, 1935, Army Captain Tom B. Martin began supervising construction of facilities near this site for a local camp. Designated SP-55-TX, it began with several frame buildings, including barracks, a mess hall, a blacksmith shop, and a combination woodworking, repair and storage facility. About 200 recruits from Collin and Dallas counties soon arrived to begin their work, which included improvements to the lake, planting more than 1,500 trees, and the construction of trails, picnic grounds, shelters, latrines and a lily pond at the park. Enrollees also completed projects at Bachman Lake. Among their works here were buildings designed by local architect M.A. Burke at Doran’s Point, Big Thicket, Sunset Hill, Winfrey Point and Dixon’s Bay. Over a seven-year period, approximately 3,000 youths were assigned to the camp. In February 1942, after the U.S. entered World War II, the site transferred to the Army, which used it for induction and training. In 1944-45, the U.S. held approximately 300 German prisoners of war here. Later, Southern Methodist University used the site for student housing, but the buildings were soon sold or demolished. Today, evidence of the CCC’s work to build this park can still be found in the rustic design of its historical features. They serve as reminders of the lasting contributions of the New Deal agency.
The Dorman House MO576
The Dorman House The house was the largest in Clinton at the time it was built, therefore, many social and civic events took place here. Judge Dorman owned one of the first mercantile stores in Clinton as well as many acres of farmland. Greek Revival in style, the original small, two-story front porch was removed and a larger one added. Each of the original six rooms had a fireplace. The woodwork and many windows are original. A stagecoach stop was located on this intersection of Franklin and Water Streets as well as barracks for soldiers during the Civil War as several skirmishes took place in this area. The Udolpha Miller Droman Chapter of the DAR was organized in this home. When Clinton Main Street purchased the home, it was the first time the house had left the Dorman family. Work continues for restoration and preservation. The house was placed on the National Register of Historic Places February 10, 1993.
WAF Hill CA13
WAF HILL This is the site of the barracks built to house women stationed here without immediate family accompanying them. The first detachment of the Women’s Army Corps (formed in May 1943) arrived at Hamilton Army Air Field in October 1943. The barracks were also used by the civilian pilots of the Women Air Service Pilots (WASP’s) serving the Military Ferry Command. After the Air Force became a separate service in 1947, the Women’s Air Force (WAF’s) moved in and the name changed to WAF HILL. When the Navy took over the base in the 1960’s their wives were housed here. Finally these quarters housed evacuees from Vietnam and Afghanistan pending processing of their asylum applications and relocation to more permanent residences elsewhere in the country.
St. Augustine Sea Wall FL491
This portion of the St. Augustine sea wall, extending from King Street to the south end of St. Francis Barracks, was constructed during the period 1833 to 1844. The coquina wall with granite top served as protection for the homes and businesses on the waterfront. Stone for the walls was quarried across the Matanzas River on Anastasia Island. The granite coping came from Pennsylvania and Connecticut. Together with the refurbishing of the Castillo de San Marcos, renamed Fort Marion by the Army, this project was an early example of the work assigned to graduates of the United States Military Academy at West Point, the first engineering school in the United States. This was one of the earliest federally funded projects in the Territory of Florida. The West Point graduates who designed and supervised the work were: 1st Lieutenant Stephen Tuttle (1797-1835; Class of 1820); 1st Lieutenant Francis L. Dancy (1806-1890; Class of 1826), 1st Lieutenant Henry W. Benham (1818-1884; Class of 1837) and 1st Lieutenant Jeremy F. Gilmer (1818-1883; Class of 1839).
Original Melbourne Village Hall FL480
This community hall was constructed, circa 1941, as a barracks on the Banana River Naval Air Station. Following World War II, the Naval Air Station became Patrick Air Force Base. In 1948, this building was declared surplus, and sold to the American Homesteading Foundation (AHF), located in Melbourne Village, Florida. The building was barged down the Banana River and Indian River to Melbourne and trucked on the then two-lane U.S. Route 192 to this location. As the center of Village life, the Hall was used for AHF Trustee meetings and annual AHF Membership meetings. It was also used for square dancing, life saving and first aid classes, Women's Guild activities, study groups for organic gardening, art and drama, plus children's crafts, drama, and story time programs. From 1957 until 1963, it provided office space for the newly incorporated Town of Melbourne Village. After 1963, it was used for recreational activities and the Village Men's Club. In 1996, the Town of Melbourne Village Historic Preservation Commission began a campaign to restore this historic landmark. The Town of Melbourne Village with the support of a grant from Brevard County completed the restoration in 2003.
Navy Mess Attendant School KV16
From 1933 to 1942, Navy recuits of African descent attended this school, located in barracks at Unit "K-West" and later at "B-East." Advancement opportunities for these sailors and counterparts of Asian-Pacific Island heritage were then limited to serving as officer's cooks or stewards. The school moved to Unit "X" in 1942 before training was relocated to Bainbridge, Maryland, and elsewhere. Though racial segregation continued, all job ratings were re-opened to qualified personnel in 1942. Mess attendants were re-designated "steward's mates" in 1943, and more than 1,100 members of the messman/steward branch will killed during World War II. Norfolk trainees decorated for heroism include Navy Cross recipients Dorris Miller, William Pinckney, and Leonard Harmon.
Old Courthouse WY10
The courthouse was moved to Eastville in 1677, and court has been held here ever since. The old courthouse was built about 1731. From its door the Declaration of Independence was read, August 13, 1776. Militia barracks were here during the Revolution. Just behind the courthouse is the debtors' prison
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.
Florence Hotel IL260
Florence Hotel faces both streets in this small Illinois River Town. Abraham Lincoln's known to have stayed in this hotel and at Naples and presumably at Valley City, although Lincoln did not like hotels of the time. Why? Because hotels of the time, were more like barracks, and not individual rooms. So, privacy was at a premium. Originally called the Findley Hotel, built 1850. Even though the current bridge (or any former bridge) was not there in the mid 1850's, Florence was the place where people crossed the Illinois River. Using ferry boats to transport, it could take hours before one could reach the other side. For many years the "Ole Brick" sat dormant, waiting for the second chance it so deserved. In July of 2002, the building was bought and after months of decision making, restoration of the building was begun in January of 2003, with a completion date of summer, 2003. The Findley Hotel name was changed as the building's new life began. Maybe it will stand for another 153 years!
Fishburne Military School Q19
James Abbott Fishborne, an honor graduate of Washington College inspired by its president, Robert E. Lee, opened in 1879 with 24 students what eventually became Fishburne Military School. Staunton architectural firm T.J. Collins & Son designed the 1916-1922 barracks in the castellated Gothic style, the 1915 library (Virginia’s second-oldest Carnegi library), and the 1940 gymnasium-administrative building. In Feb. 1919, the school adopted one of the nation’s first Army Junion Reserve Officer Training Corps programs. Operated by the Fishburne-Hudgins Educational Foundation since 1951, the school is listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places. Display # 1 - 10 of 80 |