Central Oklahoma City in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
Civilian Conservation Corps
The Red River Journey
Photographed by Jason Voigt, April 9, 2021
1. Civilian Conservation Corps Marker
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Civilian Conservation Corps. The Red River Journey. Franklin D. Roosevelt pledged that he would do everything in his power to ease the impact of the Depression. One of the most successful programs was the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). From 1933-1942, the CCC enrolled young men and assigned them to replant forests, create and repair state and national parks, restore historic structures, and more. Oklahoma CCC members built state parks such as Boiling Springs, Robbers Cave, and Quartz Mountain. Each man was paid $30 per month with $25 of it sent to his family. The men were fed and given a bed and a uniform. More than three million benefited from the CCC program during its existence. Harry Hopkins said, "Give a man a dole and you save his body and destroy his spirit. Give him a job and you save both body and spirit."
Franklin D. Roosevelt pledged that he would do everything in his power to ease the impact of the Depression. One of the most successful programs was the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). From 1933-1942, the CCC enrolled young men and assigned them to replant forests, create and repair state and national parks, restore historic structures, and more. Oklahoma CCC members built state parks such as Boiling Springs, Robbers Cave, and Quartz Mountain. Each man was paid $30 per month with $25 of it sent to his family. The men were fed and given a bed and a uniform. More than three million benefited from the CCC program during its existence. Harry Hopkins said, "Give a man a dole and you save his body and destroy his spirit. Give him a job and you save both body and spirit."
Location. 35° 29.63′ N, 97° 29.936′ W. Marker is in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in Oklahoma County. It is in Central Oklahoma City.
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It is at the intersection of Nazih Zuhdi Drive and North Phillips Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Nazih Zuhdi Drive. Marker is on the grounds of the Oklahoma History Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 800 Nazih Zuhdi Dr, Oklahoma City OK 73105, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Oklahoma Frontier Country. It is also in the American South, specifically on the prairies, and on the Southern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Louisiana Purchase.
In front of the Civilian Conservation Corps statue, which was sculpted by John Gooden. He modeled the work after Reverend Melvin Grant, a CCC worker at Camp Wilkerson in Oklahoma, 1940–1.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 5, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 246 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on May 5, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.
