CCC Camp - Ravenna NE In July 1934, the Kearney Daily Hub announced that a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp would be developed at Ravenna. The camp would be responsible for soil erosion projects in northern Buffalo County and southern Sherman County. Two hundred young men would build land dams, terrace fields, plant trees, and do other conservation work on the land in this portion of the state. They would also be responsible for improving the lake.
The camp would be set up at the state lake site at Ravenna. At first, a temporary camp was set up with tents. If the camp was to be...