Geneva State Park: CCC Camp Co. No. 2421 SP - Geneva AL

City:: Geneva, AL
Site Type:: CCC Camps, Federal Facilities, Forestry and Agriculture
New Deal Agencies:: Work Relief Programs, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Quality of Information:: Good
Marked:: Unknown

Description

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp Co. No. 2421 SP was created at Geneva State Forest in what was previously cleat-cut land, part of a land holding of timberlands owned by the Jackson Lumber Company. The lumber company donated the land to the State of Alabama instead of paying property taxes on land they could no longer exploit.

The Geneva State Forest was originally known as C.C.C. Co. No. 2421, SP-1.
The camp was under the leadership of Captain M.G. Denton.

According to Robert Pasquill, Jr. book, The Civilian Conservation Corps in Alabama, 1933-1942: A Great and Lasting Good the C.C.C. Co. No. 2421 SP (State Park 1) was the first CCC Camp in an Alabama State Park.