- City:
- Nashville, IN
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
- Started:
- 1934
- Completed:
- 1941
Description
The site was originally the camp of Emergency Conservation Work (ECW) laborers. In 1934 it became the home of CCC Co. 1557, which was comprised of World War I veterans. The marker commemorates CCC laborer and reads “It was in this area that members of the CCC 1557 were stationed while completing many early park construction projects. Foundations of some of the building may still be visible.” The site of the CCC camp is now used as a picnic grove.
Source notes
DNR Historic Site and Structures InventorySite originally submitted by Indiana Division of Historic Preservation/Nicole Cory on August 5, 2014.
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My grand uncle, William B. Marling (1892-1938) worked at this camp.
He is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Seymour, IN