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Photographer: Lou Donkle
Taken: February 24, 2023
Caption: The Civilian Conservation Corps Camp Marker
Additional Description: Map caption on left:
As you stroll the site, mowed areas mark the placement and dimensions of the individual buildings. Signs will orient you and provide information on the buildings.

Photo caption top right:
The camp housed about 180 men at any one time. When the Pokagon projects were all completed, the camp was disassembled and removed. Some of the barracks became housing at Tri-State University in Angola (now Trine University).

Photo caption bottom right:
Lilac bushes, daffodils and evergreen trees were planted by the CCC boys to beautify the camp. Look for these plantings, still thriving long after the work of the CCC boys is through.
Submitted: June 23, 2023, by Lou Donkle of Valparaiso, Indiana.
Database Locator Identification Number: p732104
File Size: 5.615 Megabytes

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