Unicoi in Unicoi County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Camp Cordell Hull

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 10, 2023

1. Camp Cordell Hull Marker

Inscription. Following the creation of the Civilian Conservation Corps by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on April 15, 1933, as an unemployment relief measure, a group of two hundred enrollees of Company 1455 began camp construction at this site on May 27. Soon Company 1472 arrived and the CCC boys were involved in various conservation projects. Named in honor of Secretary of State Cordell Hull, it was one of the last of the 77 camps in the state to close when the program ended in 1942.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1A-100.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical date for this entry is April 15, 1933.

Location. 36° 11.367′ N, 82° 20.108′ W. Marker is in Unicoi, Tennessee, in Unicoi County. It is on Tennessee Route 107 south of Limestone Cove Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Unicoi TN 37692, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee

and in the Tri-Cities Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and

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specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

the State of Franklin,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bell Cemetery (approx. 3.7 miles away); Garland (approx. 3.7 miles away); Other Limestone Cove Tragedy Victims (approx. 3.7 miles away); Blue Ridge Pottery (approx. 5.4 miles away); Unicoi County / The Town of Erwin (approx. 5.4 miles away); The Laurels (approx. 5½ miles away); To the Women of the Confederacy (approx. 5.6 miles away); Mary Patton (approx. 7.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Unicoi.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Limestone Cove Tragedy (was approx. 3.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 10, 2023

2. Camp Cordell Hull Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 10, 2023, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 973 times since then and 85 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 10, 2023, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.