Niceville in Okaloosa County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Niceville Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Worker Statue™

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 19, 2022

1. Niceville Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Worker Statue™ Marker

Inscription. This statue is dedicated to honor the enrollees of CCC Camp Bigby, established May 19, 1933. Company 1402 Forest-3 served from 1933-1939. Company 1413 Army-1 served from 1940-1942. A temporary camp was set up on the grounds of the old Niceville High School at the corner of Highway 85 and Nathey Avenue. The permanent camp was constructed across the highway from the school near Jackson Guard. It was the only CCC camp in Okaloosa County, the first in the state of Florida and one of the first in the nation. Their work in conservation, fire prevention and the early development of Eglin Field greatly enhanced the local economy during the Great Depression.
Funding provided by contributions from the City of Niceville and CCC Advocates.

Erected 2021 by the Niceville Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce Foundation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work. In addition, it is included in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 19, 1933.

Location. 30° 31.413′ N, 86° 29.886′ W. Marker is in Niceville, Florida, in Okaloosa County. It is at the intersection of West John Sims Parkway and Evans Street on West John Sims Parkway. Located at Turkey Creek Park. Touch for map

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. Marker is at or near this postal address: 340 W John Sims Pkwy, Niceville FL 32578, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Florida Panhandle.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Maritime City (approx. 0.7 miles away); Niceville Fire (approx. ¾ mile away); Boggy Mill Company Site (approx. 1.4 miles away); Eglin Air Force Base (approx. 2.3 miles away); RF4-Phantom II (approx. 5.4 miles away); IM-99 BOMARC Launch Platform (approx. 5.4 miles away); M118 General Purpose Bomb (approx. 5.4 miles away); AGM-109 MRASM Missile (approx. 5.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Niceville.

More about this marker. The statue for Niceville will be the 77th CCC worker statue in the United States.

Also see . . . NWF Daily News article about statue installation. (Submitted on February 19, 2022, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Niceville (CCC) Worker Statue™ Marker at Turkey Creek Park. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 19, 2022

2. Niceville (CCC) Worker Statue™ Marker at Turkey Creek Park.

Niceville Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Worker Statue™ image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 19, 2022

3. Niceville Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Worker Statue™

Credits. This page was last revised on February 19, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 19, 2022, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 573 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 19, 2022, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.