Near Etlan in Madison County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Civilian Conservation Corps
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2011
1. Civilian Conservation Corps Marker
During the 1930s, CCC Camp NP-10, Company 375, was placed Ό mile, to the south of this point.
Erected by National Park Service.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work. In addition, it is included in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) series list.
Location. 38° 37.392′ N, 78° 20.6′ W. Marker is near Etlan, Virginia, in Madison County. It can be reached from Skyline Drive (at milepost 37), on the right when traveling south. Marker is located in the Pinnacles Picnic Area in Shenandoah National Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Luray VA 22835, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Northern Virginia and in the Piedmont. 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: If These Walls Could Talk (approx. 0.3 miles away); Old Rag (approx. 1.1 miles away); Old Man in the Mountain (approx. 1.3 miles away); Marys Rock Tunnel (approx. 2.6 miles away); Rocks Older than Mankind (approx. 2.6 miles away); Stony Man Trailhead (approx. 2.7 miles away); Thornton Gap (approx. 2.8 miles away); The Greatest Single Feature (approx. 2.8 miles away).
Other markers no longer nearby. Stony Man (was approx. 1.3 miles away but has been permanently
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Also see . . . Civilian Conservation Corps. (Submitted on August 6, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2011
2. Marker in the Pinnacles Picnic Area
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2011
3. Civilian Conservation Corps Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 1, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 697 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 6, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
