Tracy City in Grundy County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Life in Company 1475

Civilian Conservation Corps Company 1475, Camp S-67, Tracy City

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 22, 2025

1. Life in Company 1475 Marker

Inscription. Life in the CCC was clearly hard work, but as you can see in the photographs on the right, life in Company 1475 also built camaraderie, allowing these young men to develop important teamwork and social skills - while having some irreverent fun in the process, as you can see in the song lyrics for "Three Cheers for the CCC."

The CCC provided structure, education, and experience that prepared many of these men to serve and lead in the U.S. military during World War II - an event which brought the CCC program to what many feel was a premature end.

Image caption (bottom left): These pages are from inspection reports pertaining to Camp S-67. They provide an informative, nostalgic and occasionally humorous snapshot of what life was like for the CCC Boys of Company 1475. The Camp Exchange was a type of general store where the men could purchase personal items, such as toothpaste, shaving products, candies - even tobacco products - and other discretionary goods with the $5 per month they were allowed to keep from their pay.
Photo caption (bottom right): The Company 1475 page from the 1937 annual of the CCC's "C" District,

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4th Corps Area, which took in a large part of the Southeast.

Erected by South Cumberland State Park.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work. A significant historical year for this entry is 1475.

Location. 35° 15.111′ N, 85° 45.147′ W. Marker is in Tracy City, Tennessee, in Grundy County. It can be reached from Fiery Gizzard Road. Marker is located on teh Grundy Day Loop Trail and can be accessed via the northern trailhead of the Fiery Gizzard Trail. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 131 Fiery Gizzard Rd, Tracy City TN 37387, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Tennessee’s Cumberland Plateau

and in the Highland Rim.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At

Life in Company 1475 Marker (looking down the perimeter road) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 22, 2025

2. Life in Company 1475 Marker (looking down the perimeter road)

least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Herman Baggenstoss and the CCC (within shouting distance of this marker); Camp Mess Hall, Kitchen and Well (within shouting distance of this marker); Barracks Area (within shouting distance of this marker); Fire Towers and Fire Prevention (within shouting distance of this marker); Keeping it Cool (within shouting distance of this marker); A Moment in Time (within shouting distance of this marker); Grease and Discipline (within shouting distance of this marker); A Vital Asset to the Region (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tracy City.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 97 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 30, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.