Pleasant Valley in Buckingham County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Civilian Conservation Corps Camp P-56, Company 1367

Photographed by Craig Swain, February 27, 2010

1. Civilian Conservation Corps Camp P-56, Company 1367 Marker

Inscription. On this site in July 1933, CCC Camp P-56 Company 1367, opened with an enrollment of 192 Virginia men. The camp, which was organized as one of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal employment programs, consisted of 52 small barracks, a large dining hall, two garages, and many other buildings. While at this camp, the men constructed 275 miles of forest roads, several bridges, three lookout towers, and numerous recreation buildings. The CCC also provided opportunities for the young men to further their education. In December 1937 "the camp" closed and all the buildings soon were demolished.

Erected 1997 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number F-63.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Horticulture & Forestry. In addition, it is included in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1933.

Location. 37° 28.609′ N, 78° 28.282′ W. Marker is in Pleasant Valley, Virginia, in Buckingham County. It is on James Madison Highway (U.S. 15) 0.2 miles north of Glen Road (County Route 686), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dillwyn VA 23936, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont

and in Central Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper 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.

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At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Millbrook (approx. 2½ miles away); Robert Bolling (approx. 4.1 miles away); Buckingham Training School (approx. 4.2 miles away); Ellis Acres Park (approx. 4.2 miles away); a different marker also named March to Appomattox (approx. 4.3 miles away); a different marker also named Buckingham Training School (approx. 4.6 miles away); Gold Mines (approx. 4.8 miles away); Chief Cornerstone Baptist Church (approx. 5 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. March to Appomattox (was approx. 4.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

CCC Camp P-56 Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, February 27, 2010

2. CCC Camp P-56 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 7, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,187 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 7, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.