- City:
- Madisonville, TX
- Site Type:
- Infrastructure and Utilities, Flood and Erosion Control
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
- Started:
- 1935
- Completed:
- 1941
- Marked:
- Yes
Description
A marker erected in 1988 explains the Madisonville CCC camps history:
“A part of the national Civilian Conservation Corps program of the New Deal era, Camp Sam Houston in Madisonville was a soil conservation camp. Begun in July 1935 and occupied by workers one month later, the camp provided jobs for 196 men. Members of the camp worked with area farmers and ranchers, demonstrating techniques of soil erosion control and pasture management. Covering a radius of 21 miles, CCC improvement projects included all of Madison County, as well as portions of Grimes, Leon, and Walker Counties. The camp was closed in 1941.” (https://atlas.thc.state.tx.us)
Source notes
Texas Historical Commission Atlas: https://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/viewform.asp?atlas_num=5313011252&site_name=CCC%20Camp%20Site&class=5000Site originally submitted by Susan Kline on January 30, 2014.
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