• CCC Camp Roosevelt, George Washington National Forest - Fort Valley VA
    "The first CCC camp, appropriately named Camp Roosevelt, began operation in the late spring of 1933 on Virginia George Washington National Forest. On April 10 the first quota of 25,000 men was called, and on April 17, the first camp, Camp Roosevelt, in the George Washington National Forest near Luray, Virginia, was occupied. Gerald S. Wheeler was appointed administrator."   (www.foresthistory.org)