Crewe in Nottoway County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Civilian Conservation Corps Company 1370

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 10, 2009

1. Civilian Conservation Corps Company 1370 Marker

Inscription. Near here is the site of CCC Company 1370 from 1935-1940. Among the most popular New Deal programs, the CCC was designed to encourage conservation of natural resources and employment training during the Great Depression. CCC 1370 enrollees were actively involved in soil erosion control and extensive reforestation efforts in this county.

Erected 1986 by Department of Conservation and Historic Resources. (Marker Number M-21.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Government & Politics • Horticulture & Forestry • Natural Resources. In addition, it is included in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1370.

Location. 37° 9.859′ N, 78° 6.833′ W. Marker is in Crewe, Virginia, in Nottoway County. It is at the intersection of Colonial Trail (U.S. 460) and CCC Road, on the right when traveling east on Colonial Trail. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Crewe VA 23930, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Piedmont,

in Southside Virginia,

and specifically in Central Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lottie Moon (approx. 0.8 miles away); Roger Atkinson Pryor

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(approx. 1.1 miles away); Crewe (approx. 1.2 miles away); Peter Francisco: Washington's One Man Army (approx. 1.2 miles away); Peter Francisco: Hercules of the Revolution (approx. 1.2 miles away); Peter Francisco's Fight: Fact or Fiction? (approx. 1.3 miles away); Tarleton's Southside Virginia Raid (approx. 1.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Crewe.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. To better understand the relationship, study the marker shown.

Colonial Trail (facing east) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 10, 2009

2. Colonial Trail (facing east)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,733 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 16, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.