Chesterfield in Chesterfield County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

CCC Camp Site

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 18, 2010

1. CCC Camp Site Marker

Inscription. This is the site of the former camp of two Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) companies and a Works Progress Administration (WPA) work force of 300 men who constructed the recreation area along Swift Creek from the spring of 1935 to the summer of 1937. Their work included construction of three group camps, CCC barracks, maintenance buildings, water and sewer facilities, toilets, picnic shelters, camping grounds, foot trails, a day use area, amphitheater, kiln, blacksmith shop and three dams, one of which created Swift Creek Lake. All of these facilities, except Group Camp 7, the CCC barracks and the blacksmith shop remain in some form today.

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 Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1935.

Location. 37° 22.27′ N, 77° 34.746′ W. Marker is in Chesterfield, Virginia, in Chesterfield County. It can be reached from State Park Road 0.2 miles north of State Park Road

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(Virginia Route 780). This marker is located within Pocahontas State Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chesterfield VA 23832, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Piedmont,

in Central Virginia,

and in the Richmond Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Civilian Conservation Corps - Company 2386 (within shouting distance of this marker); Pocahontas State Park (approx. half a mile away); Group Camp 7 (approx. half a mile away); Dividends for the Future (approx. 1.1 miles away); Apostles of Religious Liberty (approx. 4 miles away); 1917 Courthouse

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, August 22, 2026

2. CCC Camp Site Marker

Marker has weathered significantly. The main grounds of the CCC camp comprised the green space in the background.

(approx. 4 miles away); Smoke House (approx. 4 miles away); Chesterfield Court House (approx. 4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chesterfield.

Also see . . .
1. Pocahontas State Park. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (Submitted on March 21, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)

2. CCC Museum at Pocahontas State Park. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (Submitted on March 21, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)

3. Friends of Pocahontas State Park. (Submitted on March 21, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)

Additional keywords. New Deal

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 18, 2010

3. CCC Camp Site Marker

CCC Camp SP-24 Beach, Virginia image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 18, 2010

4. CCC Camp SP-24 Beach, Virginia

This Civilian Conservation Corps camp bell, active between 1935-1942, warned the men by ringing out all cases of emergency. Today it stands to warn us of our need to protect the park land.

CCC Camp Alarm Bell image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 18, 2010

5. CCC Camp Alarm Bell

CCC Water Tower image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 18, 2010

6. CCC Water Tower

CCC Camp Exhibit image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 18, 2010

7. CCC Camp Exhibit

CCC Museum at Pocahontas State Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 18, 2010

8. CCC Museum at Pocahontas State Park

Civilian Conservation Corps - Company 2386 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, August 22, 2026

9. Civilian Conservation Corps - Company 2386

Aerial view of the camp with numbered key on the plaque at right, from the CCC Museum up the road from the marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 22, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 21, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,281 times since then and 69 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 21, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 2. submitted on August 22, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on March 21, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 9. submitted on August 22, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia.