- City:
- Sequoia National Park, CA
- Site Type:
- Forestry and Agriculture, CCC Camps
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
- Started:
- 1933
- Completed:
- 1941
- Quality of Information:
- Good
- Marked:
- No
- Site Survival:
- No Longer Extant
Description
Begun early in 1933, Potwisha is the former location of an old Yokut Indian winter camping ground three miles above Sequoia National Park headquarters at the junction of the Marble Fork of the Kaweah River and the main branch.
The 915th Company, SNP – 1 was formed in May 1933 at Fort Winfield Scott California and moved into Potwisha by the 13th. The camp was constructed by the 23rd. Notable achievement is the carving of the indian head sign that greets visitors entering the Ash Mountain entrance, carved by CCC enrollee George Muno during September 1935.
“The work conducted by the CCC men in the national parks primarily consisted of road construction, trail maintenance, construction and razing of buildings and campsites, fire fighting, insect and fungus control, replanting and landscaping. Those so trained conducted specialized activities such as surveying, resource planning, and even participation in natural history programs for visitors. ” NPS
Source notes
Fresno District Civilian Conservation Corps 9th Corps Area Headquarters: Fresno California January 1938
https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/dilsaver-tweed/chap6a.htm
Site originally submitted by Andrew Laverdiere on April 11, 2019.
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