Near Fredericksburg in Stafford County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Civilian Conservation Corps Company 2363

Photographed by Kevin White, August 30, 2007

1. Civilian Conservation Corps Company 2363 Marker

Inscription. Here at Berea, during the Great Depression, was the site of Civilian Conservation Corps Company 2363. This camp, one of many in Virginia, was organized in 1935 and disbanded in 1940. During its existence, the company strung farm fences, planted trees, fought forest fires, and instructed farmers in the practice of soil conservation. The CCC, one of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal agencies, was created in 1933 to provide public service jobs for unemployed young men. Roosevelt later noted that the recruits “grew with purpose and principle” and predicted that they would serve their communities and country with distinction.

Erected 1994 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number E-85.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Charity & Public Work • Education • Horticulture & Forestry. In addition, it is included in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), the Former U.S. Presidents: #32 Franklin D. Roosevelt, and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series lists.

Location. 38° 21.62′ N, 77° 31.194′ W. Marker is near Fredericksburg, Virginia, in Stafford County. It is on Warrenton

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Road (County Route 17) near Greenbank and Berea Church Roads (Route 656), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 29 Banks Ford Pkwy, Fredericksburg VA 22406, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area,

in Northern Virginia,

and in the Piedmont.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fredericksburg Campaign (here, next to this marker); The Mud March (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Mud March (approx. 1.7 miles away); War Balloons (approx. 1.7 miles away); Original Bell of Hulls Memorial Baptist Church (approx. 2.2 miles away); Hulls Memorial Baptist Church (approx. 2.3 miles away); Lake Mooney Reservoir (approx. 2.3 miles away); Milton Snellings (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fredericksburg.

Additional keywords. New Deal

Civilian Conservation Corps and two other Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin White, August 30, 2007

2. Civilian Conservation Corps and two other Markers

Credits. This page was last revised on August 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2007, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,137 times since then and 17 times this year. Last updated on August 7, 2023, by Anonymous of Fredericksburg, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 30, 2007, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.