Nichols in Marion County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Camp Victor Blue

Photographed by J. J. Prats, March 19, 2025

1. Camp Victor Blue Marker, Side One

Inscription. This was the site of a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp that opened in June 1933. Created the same year, the CCC was a New Deal program that employed young men in conservation efforts like reforestation and soil conservation. This camp was named in honor of Victor Blue (1865-1928), a rear admiral in the U.S. Navy from nearby Marion, S.C. U.S. Army officers oversaw the camp, which operated under the jurisdiction of the S.C. Forestry Commission.

Camp Victor Blue enrollees primarily worked on forest fire prevention projects in Marion Co. and Dillon Co. Workers cleared land, built fire observation towers, ran telephone line, and fought fires for local landowners. The camp closed in 1935, and the CCC was disbanded in 1942. When open, Camp Victor Blue included wooden barracks, a mess hall, a recreation building, and log cabins for officers’ quarters. The last remnants of the camp were removed by the late 2000s.

Erected 2022 by Department of Archives and History. Sponsored by the Town of Nichols. (Marker Number 34-22.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1933.

Location. 34° 13.703′ N, 79° 8.487′ W. Marker is in Nichols

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, South Carolina, in Marion County. It is on South Nichols Street (Business South Carolina Route 9) west of Waccamaw Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 605 S Nichols St, Nichols SC 29581, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Carolina’s Pee Dee.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep 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 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Drowning Creek (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mt. Olive Baptist Church (approx. 6.3 miles away); Tobacco Culture (approx. 6.6 miles away); Mullins Depot / Mullins (approx. 6.7 miles away); Palmetto High School (approx. 7.3 miles away); The Meeting House (approx. 8.3 miles away); Ford’s Mill & Page’s Mill / Lake View (approx. 8½ miles away); Green Sea Baptist Church (approx. 11.7 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Christ Prayer Chapel (was approx. 6.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Camp Victor Blue Marker, Side Two image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, March 19, 2025

2. Camp Victor Blue Marker, Side Two

Camp Victor Blue Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, March 19, 2025

3. Camp Victor Blue Marker

Former Location of Camp Victor Blue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, March 19, 2025

4. Former Location of Camp Victor Blue

Credits. This page was last revised on March 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 20, 2025, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 264 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 20, 2025, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.