Madisonville in Madison County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

CCC Camp Site

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, March 26, 2023

1. CCC Camp Site Marker

Inscription. A part of the national Civilian Conservation Corps program of the New Deal era, Camp Sam Houston in Madisonville was a soil conservation camp. Begun in July 1935 and occupied by workers one month later, the camp provided jobs for 196 men. Members of the camp worked with area farmers and ranchers, demonstrating techniques of soil erosion control and pasture management. Covering a radius of 21 miles, CCC improvement projects included all of Madison County, as well as portions of Grimes, Leon, and Walker Counties. The camp was closed in 1941.

Erected 1988 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 11252.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Charity & Public Work. In addition, it is included in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) series list.

Location. 30° 56.506′ N, 95° 55.699′ W. Marker is in Madisonville, Texas, in Madison County. It is on State Highway 21 0.1 miles Pine st, on the left when traveling west. On S side of SH 21, western city limits of Madisonville (one mi. SW of courthouse). Touch for map.

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Marker is in this post office area: Madisonville TX 77864, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in 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 Republic of Texas,

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: Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Marian Anderson High School (approx. 0.4 miles away); Wilson Chapel Methodist Church (approx. half a mile away); First United Methodist Church (approx. 0.8 miles away); First Baptist Church of Madisonville (approx. 0.9 miles away); Truman Kimbro (approx. one mile away); Shapira Hotel (approx. one mile away); Madisonville Church of Christ (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Madisonville.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, March 26, 2023

2. CCC Camp Site Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 1, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 779 times since then and 69 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 1, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.