Company 302 of the civilian conservation corps was stationed at camp s93, laurel run. Joseph m speakman the first comprehensive study of pennsylvanias ccc program. The ccc centre county, pa shared stories thanks to the historical society on august 14, 2016 at the poe valley state park. Men of the ccc, by mary penner 247 family history circle. This book tells the story about ccc company 33, camp s63, poe valley situated in the rugged mountains of central pennsylvania. Pennsylvania civilian conservation camps camp information. The civilian conservation corps ccc was a voluntary public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the united states for unemployed, unmarried men. Reed, usaafretired, was taken while visiting the camp sites in 1947. California, state number five in our statebystate tour of the ccc, is another state that garnered a good deal of space in perry merrills book roosevelts forest army, originally published in 1981. More than 4,500 camps were established in all states.
From the first day, the camp was activated through the last day of operation, the book is filled with accounts of camp development, work projects, construction of the dam creating poe valley lake, and numerous stories told by veterans, camp administrators, and military commanders. The connecticut civilian conservation corps museum is in the former administration building of camp conner. The camp was one of 12 african american ccc camps in pa. Curators collection corner pennsylvania lumber museum. The army provided the necessities for the camps shelter, clothing, food, medical supplies and equipment.
Film footage from pennsylvania ccc camps that includes the pine grove furnace camp s51pa is now available online at the pennsylvania state archives website or pa archives film about ccc camp life. Go for a hike or a drive almost anywhere in the adirondacks, and you might come upon a stand of trees, probably red or white pines, of uniform size and age, evenly spaced in straight rows a consistent distance apart. It is located in the northwestern portion of the park, south. Visitors should take exit 37 to pa 233 south then travel for eight miles. Emergency conservation work cccs personnel sub district no. Iowa, for example, responded quickly with thirtyfour camps in operation by the end of 1933. Pa manages 108 community clubs ccs across singapore. Teachers guide american experience official site pbs. Allegheny national forest, ccc camp anf1, the camps main entrance is located at the intersection of duhring road anf 1 and anf 124, pennsylvania, with the interior site road known as trail ride drive.
Adirondack civilian conservation corps camps adirondack. This program served a dual purpose as a autograph book for ralph lynch and is filled with the signatures and hometowns of his fellow ccc members. The ccc camps helped to build poe valley state park during the great depression. Research on ccc camps or enrollees discharge papers and camp records in order to conduct research on a ccc member or enrollee, a discharge paper is essential as it will have the individuals record of assignments, promotions and assigned camps. From the first day, the camp was activated through the last day of operation, the book is filled with accounts of camp development, work projects, construction of the dam creating poe valley lake, and numerous. Army ran the camps but foresters, carpenters, and other crafts people directed the work. In 1935 when local officials in texas advocated keeping integrated ccc camps as a compromise indeed as an alternative to newly. Pennsylvania ccc online archive view page camps select a camp from the list below to view specific information about the camp such as camp personnel, location and the companies who served there. New book features ccc in national forest the ridgway record. History of civilian conservation corps ccc south mountain. Company 2312 sp11pa transferred from wilcox, pa to westford, pa on july 3, 1935.
Civilian conservation corps workers pour concrete for the poe valley dam. The civilian conservation corps in the great depression radnor pa. The civilian conservation corps in letchworth state park. As you begin your ccc research, it is important to get the feel for the fast paced movement of cccmilitary companies across the nation.
Allegheny national forest, ccc camp anf1, the camps. Connecticut civilian conservation corps museum ccc musuem. Ccc camps began to open across the country just a few months after the bill passed. This is attributed to the intensive treatment, along with the discipline, education and work ethic instilled while inmates are. Sometimes, an enrollee may have served in more than one company or camp. Michael schultz, who was raised in wilcox, is the author of the book, which is. That future was restored when president roosevelts civilian conservation corps brought hundreds of young men to the four ccc camps established in the park. A camp was identified by several different methods through the use of different nicknames, company numbers and agencies identifications. Summers allegheny trail rides is one of many original ccc camps. Between 1933 and 1942 some 40,868 individuals worked on ccc projects in montana, of which, 25,690 were from montana. Roosevelts program to aid a country bankrupt in money and spirit employed nearly three million men, and left a legacy of.
The bear brook state park civilian conservation corps ccc camp historic district is the only surviving civilian conservation corps work camp in new hampshire. This is the photograph location for the pennsylvania civilian conservation corps online archive. The book has 120 pages, 4 pages of local pictures, and a pullout centerfold that has two group pictures of the ccc camp in 1934 and again in 1938, as well as a panoramic view of the completed camp. This spreadsheet has a listing of all ccc camps by state from the nacca. The 124page book is filled with photos and accounts of the 16 ccc camps in the only national forest in pennsylvania. A record of the civilian conservation corps in the mountain state, 19331942.
Allegheny national forest ccc camp 1 ccc camp pebble dell camp 318, pigeon, pa. It has many photos, displays, information and artifacts from ccc camps in conn. Generous memorial gifts from family and friends make it possible for ccc legacy to enhance the awareness of ccc heritage. Watch the film the civilian conservation corps chapter 4, life in the ccc camps, chapter 6, lasting effects, includes information about life in the. At the bottom of this page are posted a number of photos of ccc camps and projects. Volunteers, wayman and ann wells, researched and compiled the listing of ccc camps and donated the complete set to the nacccaccc legacy library. Speakman draws on archival research in primary sources, including some source collections never used before, and on interviews with former ccc men. Legacy day of the civilian conservation corps centre. Ccc museums in pennsylvania state parks civilian conservation corps interpretive center at parker dam state park the civilian conservation corps interpretive center at parker dam state park provides a look back in time to the 1930s and early 1940s. Welcome to the clinton county ccc programs facebook page. Photographs of army personnel sub district number seven, page one, page two, all army ccc staff of the ccc camps in the sub district.
The civilian conservation corps ccc had a big impact on montana. During the ccc era 19331942 there were 11 camps on the pine creek watershed, each with the s designation indicating pa department of forests and water camps. A model of a ccc camp barracks displayed at worlds end state park visitors center the u. The first series will show camps and work projects in arizona. Located near the intersection of westford road and south lake road, this camp assisted in many. Civilian conservation corps workers cut dead wood in sequoia national park, california, in 1933. Maybe s 118, pa men are in a standing pyramid, with a camp in the background. Trying to locate ccc camp rostersphotographs of ccc camps in maine where my father served between 1937 1941.
Visit your nearest cc to attend courses, book cc facilities, or join an interest group. The ccc was a multiagency effort, with the army running ccc camps and various federal agencies sponsoring them. At work in penns woods, the first comprehensive study of pennsylvanias ccc program, combines administrative history with portraits of many of the men who worked in the camps. This listing represents countless hours of very difficult work. Included are hundreds of names of rostered enrollees. Guide to the civilian conservation corps collection. I ma not sure which of the camps he was stationed at, but i believe he was cutting railroad ties. Where can you find information about ccc camps in the. The ccc had a lasting impact on the lives of the men it employed. Robert fechner was the first director of this agency, succeeded by james mcentee following fechners death. Company 33 camp s63, poe valley sunday august 9, 2020 10. This book contains the location, primary project, and start and end dates of all 67 c. Their legacy is still enjoyed by thousands of park visitors today.
Bear brook state park civilian conservation corps ccc. See more ideas about conservation, dust bowl and tennessee valley authority. Quehanna houses the only boot camp program in pennsylvania, which has achieved the result of a % lower recidivism rate than typical institutions. Enduring landscapes of the new deal, historian james wright steely casts a light on what is perhaps the precise moment that fechner decreed that ccc companies be segregated by race. Kane a new book on the history of the civilian conservation corps ccc in the allegheny national forest anf has been published by the kane historic preservation society. Matthews and beardshall will be present at the bland county historical societys booth during the festival of leaves to sign and discuss their new. Operating under a dual mission of putting americans back to work especially young men and protecting the nations natural resources oregon state archives, the emergency conservation work act was pushed through congress and the first enrollee was inducted into the ccc on april 7, 1933 a brief history of the civilian conservation corps. Located in bear brook state park, in allenstown, the camps facilities have been adaptively reused to provide space for park administration and a small museum. Pennsylvania ccc online archive view page camps select a camp from the list below to view specific information about the camp such as camp personnel, location and. Scrapbooks civilian conservation corps ccc collection nmah. Ccc camps of clinton county, pa public group facebook.
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