What Became of this Camp?

What Became of this Camp?. Civilian Conservation Corps Company 1475, Camp S-67, Tracy City. A community that didn't want to see the CCC Boys leave , In spite of local pleas to keep Company 1475 in Tracy City, the company was moved, in June of 1938, to Camp S-80, south of Sewanee, at the northern edge of what is now Franklin State Forest, where it was completed many projects, including part of the first modern road from South Pittsburg to Sewanee - what is known today as Jumpoff Road. Their assignments also included construction of a fire tower, watchman's cabin, roads and trails within the State Forest. A camp inspection report also indicated that a variety of work was done at the University of the South., If you drive down US 41A to Cowan, you'll see guard rails and retaining walls built by Company 1475; visitors to the Sherwood Forest area of South Cumberland State Park drive down "Old CCC Road" to reach the park's trailhead. You can still see dams, shelters and other structures built by the young men of Company 1475 in and around Sewanee, and on the University of the South campus., Company 1475 was officially disbanded when the CCC program ended in 1942, due to the onset of World War II. Because of the war effort, the CCC's portable buildings were used by the military to quickly build training bases. It is thought that many of Company 1475's buildings were moved to Camp Forrest in Tullahoma (now Arnold Air Force Base), originally a U.S. Army training facility that became a prisoner of war camp for German soldiers later in the war., Many of the men who had participated in the CCC program used the skills they'd learned to become effective military leaders. It was said that if a recruit came to the armed forces with a CCC background, he could count on a higher starting grade or a quick promotion up through the ranks, because the military understood the value of his CCC experience., According to the 1937 CCC Annual, "Many men have been taught to read and write and have gone back into civil life better prepared to make a living. Hundreds of men have been taught trades which have benefited them in securing jobs, Practically all men are better trained in discipline, character, mental alertness and associations with their fellow men than they were before coming to the Company.", Photo caption (left, top): The photo shows the front of the infirmary, a portable building at Company 1475's new home near Sewanee. , Photo caption: ABOVE: Letter requesting that the State Forester not be allowed to relocate Company 1475 from Tracy City. , RIGHT: Reply letter from the State Forester, diplomatically explaining why the relocation was going to proceed.