Huron in Beadle County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Civilian Conservation Corps Camp
Photographed By Ruth VanSteenwyk, May 21, 2017
1. Civilian Conservation Corps Camp Marker
The Civilian Conservation Corps was a federal work - relief program during the Great Depression. From 1933 to 1942, the CCC provided work for 31,097 jobless men in South Dakota--about 22,000 enrollees (single men aged 17-25), about 1,700 veterans, 4,554 American Indians and 2,834 supervisors. The U.S. Army provided 200-men camps, food, clothing, medical care and pay, and educational, recreational and religious programs. The Office of Indian Affairs provided similar services for units on Indian reservations.
Camp personnel worked on private land under supervision of the Soil Conservation Service. North Dakota enrollees of Company 2770 and WWI veterans of Company 4725V developed the 190,000-acre Wolsey-Shue Creek erosion project (the first in SD) and the Karnstrum demonstration farm 3 1/2 miles NE of Wolsey. They used shelterbelts, cover crops, rough tillage and strip farming to control erosion, and built stock dams to improve grazing utilization. They built Third Street Dam in Huron, Lake Dudly Dam near Hitchcock, and Lake Dakota Dam and Boy Scout Camp near Miller. Tours showing results aided in organization of soil conservation districts in Beadle, Clark and Spink Counties.
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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Man-Made Features. In addition, it is included in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), and the South Dakota State Historical Society Markers series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1933.
Location. 44° 21.785′ N, 98° 13.809′ W. Marker is in Huron, South Dakota, in Beadle County. Marker is on 3rd Street Southwest west of Livestock Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Huron SD 57350, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Where Does the West Begin?/ Here the West Begins (within shouting distance of this marker); "French Boxcar" (within shouting distance of this marker); Huron, South Dakota Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Beadle County Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Michael J. Fitzmaurice (approx. 0.7 miles away); History of Huron College / Huron University (approx. 0.7 miles away); Huron College (approx. ¾ mile away); William E. Ferguson Square (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Huron.
Photographed By Ruth VanSteenwyk, May 21, 2017
2. Civilian Conservation Corps Camp Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 21, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 14, 2018, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 225 times since then and 18 times this year. Last updated on August 19, 2021. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 14, 2018, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
