Near Grottoes in Rockingham County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Civilian Conservation Corps

Photographed by Charles T. Harrell, August 9, 2011

1. Civilian Conservation Corps Marker

Inscription. During the 1930s, this area was the site of CCC Camp NP-27, which was moved into Shenandoah National Park from Grottoes, Virginia.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Horticulture & Forestry • Parks & Recreational Areas. In addition, it is included in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) series list.

Location. 38° 14.08′ N, 78° 43.097′ W. Marker is near Grottoes, Virginia, in Rockingham County. It can be reached from Dundo Picnic Grounds. Marker is located in the Dundo Picnic Ground (milepost 83.7) in Shenandoah National Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Grottoes VA 24441, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in 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

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Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jackson's Valley Campaign (approx. 0.2 miles away); Big Run Watershed (approx. 1½ miles away); Appalachian Trail (approx. 1½ miles away); Nature Without Us, For Us (approx. 2.3 miles away); What's Special about Shenandoah? (approx. 3.6 miles away); Skyline Drive (approx. 3.6 miles away); Shenandoah’s Deer (approx. 3.6 miles away); Rekindling Nature (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grottoes.

Additional keywords. New Deal

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 15, 2016

2. Civilian Conservation Corps Marker

Marker in the Dundo Picnic Ground image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 15, 2016

3. Marker in the Dundo Picnic Ground

Credits. This page was last revised on January 26, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2011, by Charles T. Harrell of Woodford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 966 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 11, 2011, by Charles T. Harrell of Woodford, Virginia. 2, 3. submitted on July 15, 2016, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.