Forestry and Agriculture Sites

"Located on picturesque countryside in western Onondaga County, the Hatchery was originally developed and operated as a joint venture between Onondaga County and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under a Works Project Administration Grant. One of only four county run hatcheries in the state, Carpenter's Brook has been in continuous operation since its inception in 1938 and produces 80,000+ Brook, Brown and Rainbow Trout annually." (Onondaga County Parks) The WPA wrote of the project in 1940: "One of the many far flung stations of federal government for rearing game fish, Elbridge hatchery has been reconstructed with series of new concrete...

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) had a camp in Golconda NV during the 1930s (though we are not able to determine the exact years).  While in Golconda, the CCC enrollees constructed "community cattle corrals and scale house".  These facilities were still standing in 1992, but seem to have disappeared, as of a visit in 2020. The corrals and scale house might have been in a site near the railroad, as shown in the photograph below.  Golconda has fallen on hard times, and it appears to no longer serve the cattle or mining industries.

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) enrollees from Camp Nehalem were charged with constructing a truck trail, or fire road, along the lower Nehalem River to create greater access to the forested land in that part of Tillamook County. One of the first requirements involved building a bridge to cross the Nehalem River just north of their camp. Construction of the bridge near Camp Nehalem drew attention since it was judged to be one of the largest bridges in the northwest built as a CCC project. The Oregon Journal reported: ". . . the boys cut the trees, hewed the timbers, mixed and 'applied' the...

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) established a camp near the town of Callao, west-central Utah. It is unknown to us which years the camp operated. From their base of operations in the camp, CCC workers constructed a road over Sand Pass and erosion terraces, fences, and reservoirs on range lands. They also built campgrounds (possibly in what is now Big Basin National Park). When the camp closed, one of the camp buildings was moved to the town of Callao UT, where it was used first as a Mormon Church and later as an elementary school.  A site presently known as 'CCC campground', lying...

The 1933 town report includes a photograph of a CCC camp, which was CO.132nd P-59 and operated from June 1933 to May 1937 for the Maine Forest Service in protection from insects & disease. It was located on the property of the Town Farm in the far SE of the city.

The Civilian Conservation Corps built a camp on Molokai for 36 enrollees. The expenditure was $23,545.48. The CCC worked in forested areas, known today as the Palaau State Park, in the vicinity of this camp: “In 1936, a nursery was started as part of the Emergency Conservation Work project, or the Civilian Conservation Corps and trees were grown for outplanting at Palaau." The caption of a photo file in the State Division of Forestry and Wildlife "reads, ‘1,665 ft. elevation CCC tree planting. Type of cover shrub guava, lantana and akia’ In 1939, the Civilian Conservation Corps began to...

According to a plaque: "In 1935 the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) established Camp Harrison on the site . This camp was one of 67 in West Virginia during the New Deal era." There is now in this location a museum dedicated to the CCC in West Virginia.

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...

According to an old topographic map, a CCC camp was located near the resort of Trimmer CA in the Sierra National Forest. The camp was involved in forestry work, F-224, Co.1986 was based there starting 10/31/1939. There was also a Works Progress Administration (WPA) camp nearby. Both locations were inundated following the construction of the Pine Flat Dam by the Army Corps of Engineers in 1957. "Company 1986, F-224 was originally organized out of Fort Knox, Kentucky in May 1933 in the start of the CCC program. Before setting up Camp Trimmer, the Company occupied Chiquito in the Sierra National Forest,...

The Omaha World-Herald announced in the June 13, 1933 edition that Nebraska’s sixth Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp was approved in Washington D.C. and that it would be located near Valentine. Officials arrived in September to make arrangements for the establishment of the camp at the Federal Game Preserve, three miles east of town (the present Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge). The camp, as planned in 1933, would consist of seven buildings to provide comfortable quarters for the 200 men and camp officers who would reside there. The camp, designated for soil erosion projects, would house young men in barracks measuring...

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) had a camp (S-122) just east of Boonville, New York.  The site lies within the Hogsback State Forest on the south side of Woodgate Road (County Road 61) leading to State Route 28, which runs across the Adirondack Park. From this camp, the CCC 'boys' carried out forestry projects around the west side of the park, such as planting trees, forest thinning, eradication of pests, and fire suppression. They built truck trails for fire fighting around the hamlet of Otter Lake and reforested 1700 acres around Lyonsdale.  Boys from this camp also built Pixley Falls State Park...

"The 'Cees', as they came to be known, were instrumental in building much of the original infrastructure of the Inyo National Forest. They were almost entirely strong, young men who needed work, a paycheck and a direction in their lives. Construction of fire stations, trails, bridges, roads and even airport runway strips were included in their duties. Lillian Guesman of Mammoth Lakes recalls:' ...they were great kids. I'd play the piano and they'd sing...we always had such a good time.'" from: https://www.fs.fed.us/r5/inyo/about/centennial.shtml CCC Camp F-99 (pictured below) was also active in Inyo National Forest.

A Winnsboro Preservation League sign in front of the Gilbreath Memorial Library, 916 N Main St, Winnsboro, TX, notes that a segregated Civilian Conservation Corps Company (#2884-C) was located here from 1935 to 1942. "BLACK Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Co. 2884 (C) Camp SCS-22T, Winnsboro, X, Camp consisted of 6 barracks, mess hall, bathhouse, rec-hall & headquarters, 250 enlisted men, 2 officers and 30 civilian personnel fro 1935-1942  Winnsboro Black CCC Camp continued operations until 1942, when manpower demands of WWII brought it to an end."

Among the first Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camps located in southwestern Oregon, Camp Agness offered a challenge to its first group of enrollees when they arrived in May 1933 to work on projects in the Siskiyou National Forest (#F-45). There were no roads into the area so access was provided by a 32-mile boat up the Rogue River. Historian William Lansing suggests that "it probably was one of the most difficult camps to reach in the nation . . . It would retain that reputation until the roads to Gold Beach and to Powers were completed some years later by...

North Higgins Lake State Park near Roscommon MI is built on what was once the world's largest seedling nursery, established by the Michigan State Forester in 1903.   December 5, 1933, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) established a camp at Higgins Lake, briefly on the Hanson Military Reservation and then on US-27 midway between Roscommon and Grayling. The camp operated from 1933-42, and a big part of the CCC activities was forest-related, planting trees and fighting forest fires across the northern part of the state.  The Higgins Lake tree nursery and CCC camp were central to this effort. By 1942, when the CCC ended,...

Once located approximately 35 miles southwest of Medford in the Rogue River National Forest, Camp Applegate operated as a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp from 1933 until 1941. Oregon enrollees worked at Camp Applegate (F-41) on US Forest Service projects until 1937 when recruits arrived from southern states, primarily Alabama. Projects completed by Camp Applegate workers included the construction of an extensive truck trail system for forest management purposes. Thompson Ridge Road, Little Applegate Road, Middle Fork Road and the Beaver Creek - Mount Ashland Loop are among those fire roads built by CCC enrollees. While members of the CCC...

The CCC built new camp facilities at Estate Mandahl on St. Thomas.

The Civilian Conservation Corps built a side camp at Haiku on Maui. The Haiku side camp was focused mainly on the eradication of the invasive giant African snail pest. The CCC worked in forested areas in the vicinity of this camp, and their work typically included projects like tree planting; truck, foot and horse trail construction; construction of foot bridges; installation of fences; seed collection; erosion control and construction of check dams; building shelter houses; “elimination of undesirable animals” ; “eradication of exotic plants”; installation of pipe lines and telephone lines; camp ground development.

The Civilian Conservation Corps built a camp at Keanae, Maui for 135 enrollees. The expenditure was $121,895.88. The CCC worked in forested areas in the vicinity of this camp, and their work typically included projects like tree planting; truck, foot and horse trail construction; construction of foot bridges; installation of fences; seed collection; erosion control and construction of check dams; building shelter houses; “elimination of undesirable animals” ; “eradication of exotic plants”; installation of pipe lines and telephone lines; camp ground development.

The Civilian Conservation Corps built a side camp at Keanakolu on Hawaii. The CCC worked in forested areas in the vicinity of this camp, and their work typically included projects like tree planting; truck, foot and horse trail construction; construction of foot bridges; installation of fences; seed collection; erosion control and construction of check dams; building shelter houses; “elimination of undesirable animals” ; “eradication of exotic plants”; installation of pipe lines and telephone lines; camp ground development.

The Civilian Conservation Corps built a side camp at Kula on Maui. The CCC worked in forested areas in the vicinity of this camp, and their work typically included projects like tree planting; truck, foot and horse trail construction; construction of foot bridges; installation of fences; seed collection; erosion control and construction of check dams; building shelter houses; “elimination of undesirable animals” ; “eradication of exotic plants”; installation of pipe lines and telephone lines; camp ground development.

The Civilian Conservation Corps built a side camp at Makapu on Oahu. The CCC worked in forested areas in the vicinity of this camp, and their work typically included projects like tree planting; truck, foot and horse trail construction; construction of foot bridges; installation of fences; seed collection; erosion control and construction of check dams; building shelter houses; “elimination of undesirable animals” ; “eradication of exotic plants”; installation of pipe lines and telephone lines; camp ground development.

The Civilian Conservation Corps built a camp at Paukukalo on Maui. The CCC worked in forested areas in the vicinity of this camp, and their work typically included projects like tree planting; truck, foot and horse trail construction; construction of foot bridges; installation of fences; seed collection; erosion control and construction of check dams; building shelter houses; “elimination of undesirable animals” ; “eradication of exotic plants”; installation of pipe lines and telephone lines; camp ground development.

The Civilian Conservation Corps built a side camp at Pohakuloa on the Big Island. The CCC worked in forested areas in the vicinity of this camp, and their work typically included projects like tree planting; truck, foot and horse trail construction; construction of foot bridges; installation of fences; seed collection; erosion control and construction of check dams; building shelter houses; “elimination of undesirable animals” ; “eradication of exotic plants”; installation of pipe lines and telephone lines; camp ground development.

The Civilian Conservation Corps built a camp at Wahiawa, Oahu for 230 enrollees. The allocated funds amounted to $181,661.57. The CCC worked in forested areas in the vicinity of this camp, and their work typically included projects like tree planting; truck, foot and horse trail construction; construction of foot bridges; installation of fences; seed collection; erosion control and construction of check dams; building shelter houses; “elimination of undesirable animals” ; “eradication of exotic plants”; installation of pipe lines and telephone lines; camp ground development.

The Civilian Conservation Corps built a camp at Waimea on the Big Island for 194 enrollees. The expenditure was $141,762.03. The CCC worked in forested areas in the vicinity of this camp, and their work typically included projects like tree planting; truck, foot and horse trail construction; construction of foot bridges; installation of fences; seed collection; erosion control and construction of check dams; building shelter houses; “elimination of undesirable animals” ; “eradication of exotic plants”; installation of pipe lines and telephone lines; camp ground development.

The Civilian Conservation Corps built a camp at Waimea on Kauai for 80 enrollees. The expenditure was $68,415.37. The CCC worked in forested areas in the vicinity of this camp, and their work typically included projects like tree planting; truck, foot and horse trail construction; construction of foot bridges; installation of fences; seed collection; erosion control and construction of check dams; building shelter houses; “elimination of undesirable animals” ; “eradication of exotic plants”; installation of pipe lines and telephone lines; camp ground development.  

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp Baker (F-113) was established in April 1935 and closed in August 1941. It functioned under the direction of the US Army with project supervision by the US Forest Service. The enrollees worked primarily within the Whitman National Forest on forest management practices, construction and maintenance of roads and trails, stringing telephone lines, and conducting campground and range improvements. Camp Baker often supplied workers to side camps in the Whitman National Forest during the summer months and then CCC enrollees would return to Camp Baker for the winter. When Camp Baker prepared to close in 1941, the Baker...

Contributing improvements in forest management and recreation development, CCC Camp Belknap operated in the Willamette National Forest for five years. From spring 1933 to summer 1938, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) enrollees strung phone lines through the forest, and constructed roads and trails. They built lookouts and guard stations with water systems, and fought several major fires. They opened new parts of the forest to camping and other recreation opportunities, building campgrounds, picnic areas, and ski lodges and ski runs. Perhaps the most distinctive of the projects completed by Camp Belknap's "CCC boys" is the Dee Wright Observatory near McKenzie Pass. Although...

One of three Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camps located in the Columbia River Gorge, CCC Camp Benson occupied what was then the City of Portland's Benson Park between 1933 and 1935. Enrollees at this early CCC camp made significant contributions to the development of recreational amenities in the Columbia River Gorge. Camp Benson provided workers for much of Eagle Creek Campground's construction in the Cascade Locks area, as well as improvements at the picnic areas at Wahkeena Falls and Benson Park itself.  Commenting on the progress of Camp Benson enrollees at Benson Park, The Oregonian reported: "Crews of CCC workers assigned to...

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp Boyington served a company of CCC enrollees within the first year of the New Deal. Construction began on the camp outside of Astoria, near the unincorporated town of Olney, in October 1933. The company of 200 "tree troopers" arrived within months of the historic Tillamook Burn that occurred in the summer of 1933. The CCC enrollees provided management and firefighting services on private forest land in the northern Oregon Coast Range. The 1937 report of the Vancouver Barracks CCC District noted that the Company was identified as "a peak camp" by 1935 when its Company number changed from...

The Brice Creek Civilian Conservation (CCC) Camp was established north of Layng Creek in the Umpqua National Forest in the spring of 1933. Company #731, the first company to occupy the camp comprised of enrollees from Kansas. Later CCC workers came from Illinois and Oregon to provide support primarily to the lumber industry. As noted on the commemorative plaque located at the nearby Rujada Forest Camp: "The CCC enrollees of Camp Brice Creek planted trees and maintained roads, trails, telephone lines and buildings. They fought forest fires and built fire lookouts - Fairview Peak, Holland Point, and the still-standing, Musick Guard Station,...

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)'s Company #1193, Camp Britton, was based at the Agricultural Experiment Station in Windsor, Connecticut. It operated from Sept. 12, 1935 to May 26, 1937. Work included planting trees, insect eradication, forest improvements, road building, and clean-up work after the flood of 1936.

From late May 1936 through 1941, several Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Companies worked in Grant County, Oregon on projects for management of the Malheur National Forest. At various times, Companies #929, #943, #1231, #2110, and #6417 were housed at CCC Camp Canyon Creek, which was sixteen miles south of John Day on Canyon Creek, immediately adjacent to Highway 395. By the conclusion of their work at the beginning of World War II, the CCC workers had built fences, lookout towers, cattle guards, corrals, two new campgrounds (Idlewild and Wickiup) and maintained fourteen other Forest Service camps as well as improved...

Cascades Camp in Yosemite Valley was one of the two hubs of Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) activity in Yosemite National Park from 1933 to 1941; the other was Camp Wawona.  There were around a dozen smaller CCC camps (seasonal and stub camps) added around the park, as well.  Overall, around 7,000 enrollees served in Yosemite. Camp Cascades was officially camp YNP 6 (the 6th camp established in Yosemite) or NP 20 in the western region.  CCC Companies 920 and 942 operated out of Camp Cascades during the decade.  (Co. 942 was integrated up to 1935, as seen in the photograph) The first Camp...

Camp Cascadia, in the Willamette National Forest (WNF), housed members of Civilian Conservation Corps Co. #2907 from June 20, 1934 until their move to Detroit, Oregon in June 1938. Camp Cascadia was one of four major CCC camps located in the WNF, housing approximately 200 enrollees. The camp was located at the confluence of Canyon Creek and the South Santiam River. As summarized on a plaque at Longbow Organization Camp that honors the enrollees' service: (Members of #2907) ". . . built 35 miles of forest road, 8 bridges, 80 miles of trails and 17 miles of telephone line. Buildings erected by Co....

In May 1935, The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) began building housing and auxiliary structures in Goliad for CCC Company 3822(V), a military veterans unit. Built on land that belonged jointly to the city and the county, the camp consisted of forty cottage-style barracks, each to house six men, and nine larger buildings that included a wood shop and metal shop. The camp opened in August 1935, and housed former military enrollees veterans of the Spanish American War, the Boxer Rebellion in China, and World War I. According to a 2001 National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: "The Goliad Camp was...

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) conducted substantial work at Shenipsit State Forest in northern Connecticut. Work was undertaken by Camp Conner, housing Company #1192, which operated from Sept. 5, 1935 to May 23, 1941. The physical camp resided south of Chestnut Hill Rd., at Thomas Rd. The prime remnant of the camp is the former camp officer / officers' office building, now the CCC Museum (which has its own page on our site). Additional structures that are still extant include the forest ranger's house and garage, located just east of the CCC Museum, which were constructed "from wood salvaged after the Hurricane of...

From 1934 through 1941, with the exception of 1938, there was a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp Coverdale in Wallowa County during the summer months. The name Camp Coverdale (F-102), however, was applied to multiple locations. Although this is unusual, it reflects contemporary practices in the Wallowa National Forest (WNF). From the beginning of the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933, regional representatives of the US Forest Service argued that the WNF's needs warranted two CCC camps for summer work. Due to the rugged terrain of the WNF and the significant need for road building through it, Forest Service administrators recommended that...

From mid-June 1933 to late October of that same year, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Company 1305 occupied CCC Camp Crane Flats. As was common with CCC companies, the enrollees traveled to a number of camps as the U.S. Forest service determined their appropriate assignment. After their work during the fire season of 1933, Company 1305, which had originated in Fort George Mead, Maryland, traveled on to southwestern Oregon and ultimately camps within the Medford District. Given their brief stay at this Umatilla National Forest site, it is not surprising that there is little to indicate the CCC camp's history at Crane...