The home of CCC Company 1475

The home of CCC Company 1475. Site of Civilain Conservation Corps Camp S-67, "Camp Alvin C. York," from 1935-1938. , Born in the depths of the Great Depression, ...the Civilian Conservation Corps, or "CCC," was a public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 throughout the United States. The CCC was designed to provide jobs for young men and relief for their families during the tough times of the Depression., During the program's nine-year existence, 3 million young men participated in the CCC, which provided them with shelter, clothing, food and training, at a wage of $30 per month, $25 of which was sent home to their families. , The American public made the CCC the most popular of all the New Deal programs. It was said that a, young man's enrollment in the CCC led to improved physical condition, heightened self-worth, and increased employability., The CCC also fostered a greater public awareness and appreciation of the outdoors and the nation's natural resources. The "CCC Boys," as they were commonly known, performed manual labor jobs related to the conservation and development of natural resources on rural public lands. , The CCC was organized in a quasi-military manner, with approximately 200 young men constituting a "company." Reserve officers from the U.S. Army were in charge of the companies, but there was no military training. A camp superintendent, typically a civilian, managed daily camp operations., Company 1475 was created less than 60 days after President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the legislation creating the CCC in 1933. It operated continuously until the CCC program was discontinued in 1942.", CCC companies were designed to be mobile, and were expected to set up-camp near the projects on which they worked. Each camp location had a designation, separate from that of the company using it. Thus, Company 1475 established this location, Campy when it needed to re-locate from its original site, P-62, near Palmer, in northern Grundy County, in June of 1935. It was customary for companies to give nicknames to their camps, this one was known as "Camp Alvin C. York, for Tennessee's famous World War I hero. , Photo caption (right): The camp's main gate was at the northern end of the site, opposite where you now stand., Photo caption (bottom): Photobomb THIS! , As you walk this interpretive trail, you'll pass directly through the spot where this photograph was taken. Though their numbers varied between 160 and 210, the young men of CCC Company 1475 provided valuable service to the southen Cumberland Plateau throughout the company's nine-year existence. For three of its nine years, from 1935 to 1938, Company 1475 called this location in Grundy Forest its home. In this photo, the men are sitting on a portion of the perimeter road that circles the camp. One of the camp's four barracks can be seen at the top-left.