Where can you find information about CCC camps in the 1930s?

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CCC CampsAnecdotes from Wiki s contributors:

• My father was also in the CCC during 1938 out of Oregon. I have his 156 page book put out by them. It has names and pictures of the men and officers in the camps. It tells the history and some of what they did around Oregon. I have the names all alphabetized and pages they are on. if anyone wants i can send them the pictures and infro on anyone. send me a note some of the people came from the south of and these boys even went to the south to work.

• My dad was in a CC camp in Olla, La. in 1936, so I know they were in the South as well as the North.

• My dad was in cc camp in the 1930's . He was 14 to 16 years old at that time. According to him he signed up twice. he is 87 years old and talks about being at Phil.Penn. He said that he carved in initials in rock over the barracks. His name was George Woods from S.C. If anyone knows information please contact me. I have a few pictures of some guys in the camp.

• My Grandfather was also in CC camp in Ore. We live in western NC. I knew nothing of it until today when I received a 1882 Silver Dollar he had sent home for my dad. I am told that my Grandmother has an annual from that camp. I hope to see it soon.

• My Dad was in the CC Camps in the 1930's. His name is Taylor Bowling. I saw where some one had a list of names of the men in the camps. I would like to know where I could get that information. I believe he was somewhere out west,but not for sure. He is passed away and all we have is some post cards.

CCC stands for Civilian Conservation Corps, it was created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933 to create jobs for the American men who could not find work in any other field during the depression. The men could sign up for any length of time, usually it was farm boys who could be away from the farm for a few months at a time. They were paid a small salary with room and board. They were given the basic tools they would need to build a few buildings, information center, toilets, camp sites, picnic areas and roads. They had to cut the timber and hewn the lumber themselfs. They did not have drawings or the help of architects, engineers. They built with what they found on site. Some of the buildings are put together with out nails. They found the most scenic areas for the picnic areas and the most unobtrusive areas for the buildings. They used rocks to blend the buildings into the landscape. They built dams to form pools where there were natural springs. Today most of our state and national parks are located where the CCC started. Most of our roadside parks have remnants of the CCC original work. For men that were not in construction, they did a fantastic job. The buildings are still perfect for the area and a wonderful addition to the parks. There are two websites which will help. www.nps.gov and www.cccalumni.org