- City:
- Lone Pine, CA
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Infrastructure and Utilities, Forestry and Agriculture, Airports, Fire Lookouts
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Description
“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.
Source notes
Inyo National Forest website National Archives Record Group 95-GPSite originally submitted by Brent McKee on December 22, 2008.
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