CCC barracks construction at camp NP-17 near Waynesville

CCC barracks construction at camp NP-17 near Waynesville

Buildings

Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)

Barracks

Construction projects

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was established in 1933 as a public works program during the Great Depression. Initiated under newly elected President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the CCC was often called “Roosevelt’s Tree Army” for its focus on conservation. FDR used existing agencies—the departments of War, Labor, Interior, and Agriculture—to quickly launch the program. Within 6 months of FDR’s inauguration, there were 250,000 recruits. By the time of its closure in 1942, the CCC had provided paid work, vocational education, food, shelter, and clothing for 3 million young men. Besides reforestation at a variety of locations, the program helped build America’s national parks. There were 22 camps located in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park; camp NP-17 was located near Waynesville.

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Civilian Conservation Corps Collection

Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

circa 1933

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19001

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2014-02-04

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3.5" x 2.5"(dimension)

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