Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Swain County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Civilian Conservation Corps

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 6, 2012

1. Civilian Conservation Corps Marker

Inscription. In Honor
of the
Civilian Conservation Corps
1933 – 1942

whose hands built roads, trails, bridges, buildings, campgrounds, and picnic areas in Great Smoky Mountains National Park for the benefit and enjoyment of the people.
“If you seek their monument, look about you.”

Erected 2008.

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) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1933.

Location. 35° 30.812′ N, 83° 18.38′ W. Marker is in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina, in Swain County. It is on Newfound Gap Road (U.S. 441), on the left when traveling east. Marker is located near the Oconalufee Visitor Center in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cherokee NC 28719, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Mountains and specifically in the Great Smoky Mountains.

It is also in the American South,

specifically

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in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

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 walking distance of this marker: The Meathouse (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Apple House (about 500 feet away); Mountain Farm Museum (about 500 feet away); Springhouse (about 600 feet away); Corn Cribs (about 700 feet away); Blacksmith Shop (about 800 feet away); Sorghum Mill and Furnace (about 800 feet away); Broomcorn (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 6, 2012

2. Civilian Conservation Corps Marker

Marker in Great Smoky Mountains National Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 6, 2012

3. Marker in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Credits. This page was last revised on October 22, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 604 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 14, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.