Ratcliff in Houston County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Ratcliff CCC Camp

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, October 19, 2025

1. Ratcliff CCC Camp Marker

Inscription. J.H. Ratcliff's 1880s sawmill and village here gave way to major timber industry operations that by the early 1930s had decimated Houston County's densest virgin forest. As part of federal efforts to restore the nation's natural resources, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp F-4-T was built at this site in 1933-34, and the Davy Crockett National Forest was established in this area in 1935. CCC workers constructed fire towers, built roads, developed an old sawmill pond into a public lake with recreational facilities, and planted about 3,00,000 trees. Ratcliff CCC Camp closed in 1941.

Erected 1994 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 7035.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Environment • Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1935.

Location. 31° 23.7′ N, 95° 8.448′ W. Marker is in Ratcliff, Texas, in Houston County. It is on Farm to Market Road 227 0.2 miles north of State Highway 7, on the right when traveling north. In front of Davy Crockett National Forest Workcenter. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ratcliff TX 75858, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least

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8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ratcliff (approx. ¼ mile away); Four C Mill (approx. 0.7 miles away); Allen Chapel Community (approx. 1.1 miles away); Antioch Cemetery (approx. 1.7 miles away); Pioneer Settlers of Coltharp (approx. 1.9 miles away); Hagerville Community (approx. 2.1 miles away); Community of Coltharp (approx. 2.1 miles away); Former Rosenwald School (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ratcliff.

Photographed by Steve Gustafson, March 28, 2010

2. Ratcliff CCC Camp Marker

Photographed by Steve Gustafson, March 28, 2010

3. Ratcliff CCC Camp Marker

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, October 19, 2025

4. Ratcliff CCC Camp Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2010, by Steve Gustafson of Lufkin, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,478 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 21, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. 2, 3. submitted on April 3, 2010, by Steve Gustafson of Lufkin, Texas. 4. submitted on October 21, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.