CCC Camp – Mount Clare WV

City:
Mount Clare, WV

Site Type:
CCC Camps, Parks and Recreation, Forestry and Agriculture

New Deal Agencies:
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Work Relief Programs

Completed:
1935

Description

According to a plaque: “In 1935 the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) established Camp Harrison on the site [which was also the site of the Quiet Dell Grade School, dating from 1922]. 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.

Source notes

Plaque at site.

Site originally submitted by Scott Kinard on February 7, 2017.

Location Info

Mount Clare, WV 26408
Harrison County

Coordinates: 39.223993, -80.295969

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