Maydelle CCC Camp – Maydelle TX

City:
Maydelle, TX

Site Type:
Parks and Recreation

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

Started:
1933

Completed:
1937

Description

The town of Maydell “…developed on the rail line that ran between Rusk and Palestine, and in 1933 a forest conservation camp under the auspices of the Federal Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was established here. The camp was closed in 1937, but the benefits of its programs are still evident in the I. D. Fairchild State Forest, now a wildlife sanctuary.”   (https://atlas.thc.state.tx.us)

Source notes

https://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/viewform.asp?atlas_num=5073006899&site_name=Mewshaw%20State%20Sawmill%20and%20Maydell%20CCC%20Camp&class=5000

Site originally submitted by Susan Kline on January 28, 2014.

Location Info


U.S. 84 and F.M. 747
Maydelle, TX 75785
Cherokee County

Location notes: The former CCC camp was located near this site at the junction of US 84 and FM 747.

Coordinates: 31.783013, -95.36482

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