CCC camp 1460 at Greenbrier

CCC camp 1460 at Greenbrier

Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) -- Officials and employees

Construction projects

Signs and signboards

CCC camp 1460, also known as Camp David Chapman, was located in the Greenbrier Valley of the Great Smokies. The camp was located near the confluence of Rhododendron Creek and the Middle Fork of the Pigeon River. 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.

Civilian Conservation Corps Collection

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

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2014-06-03

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Camp David C. Chapman (Tenn.)

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