Near Hill City in Pennington County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Civilian Conservation Corps Camp
October 17, 2021
1. Civilian Conservation Corps Camp Marker
Companies: 765--10/26/33-Spring 1934 757--4/21/34-10/20/34
2748--10/21/34-1/36 793--5/25/36-6/13/39
The Civilian Conservation Corps was a federal relief program during 1933-1942 that gave jobless men work renovating abused lands. The Army built 48 200-man camps in South Dakota and provided food, clothing, medical care, pay and programs of education, recreation and religion for 23,709 enrollees (single men aged 17-25 who sent $25 of their $30 wage to their families) and war veterans. Camps and work projects were supervised by another 2834 men. The Office of Indian Affairs ran smaller units for 4554 American Indians.
Camp F-15 was part of a national CCC program to renovate forests and build more recreation areas. Work projects, supervised by the USDA Forest Service, included tree thinning, pruning and planting; fire prevention and suppression; rodent, disease and insect control; grazing land improvement and recreation area development. Enrollees thinned and pruned thousands of acres (up to 400 a month) of pines, removed brush, built fire trails and fire breaks and planted trees. They built and stocked small dams; erected telephone and power lines and built roads (20 miles in one year). CCs erected Mayo and Mitchell dams and started Sheridan dam where
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Erected 1991 by CCC Alumni, the South Dakota State Historical Society and Black Hills National Forest. (Marker Number 533.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work. In addition, it is included in the South Dakota State Historical Society Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1933.
Location. 43° 59.715′ N, 103° 41.767′ W. Marker is near Hill City, South Dakota, in Pennington County. Marker is at the intersection of Deerfield Road and East Slate Road, on the right when traveling east on Deerfield Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hill City SD 57745, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. A different marker also named Civilian Conservation Corps Camp (approx. 3.1 miles away); Newton Lake CCC Camp (approx. 4.8 miles away); Castleton (approx. 5.1 miles away); Not Just Any Old Railroad Line (approx. 6.9 miles away); Von Woehrman Building (approx. 7˝ miles away); Black Hills Central Railroad's Famous Engine #7 (approx. 7˝ miles away); The Steam Locomotive (approx. 7˝ miles away); The Black Hills Central Railroad (approx. 7˝ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hill City.
October 17, 2021
2. Civilian Conservation Corps Camp Marker
October 17, 2021
3. Civilian Conservation Corps Camp Marker, from the east
Credits. This page was last revised on October 23, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 23, 2021. This page has been viewed 93 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 23, 2021. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
