Near Townsend in Blount County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Civilian Conservation Corps
Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 10, 2025
1. Civilian Conservation Corps Marker
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° 36.487′ N, 83° 49.614′ W. Marker is near Townsend, Tennessee, in Blount County. It is on Cades Cove Loop Road, on the right when traveling east. Marker is located in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on the Cades Cove Loop, across the road from the Missionary Baptist Church. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Townsend TN 37882, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee, in the Great Smoky Mountains, and in Greater Knoxville. It is also in the American South, specifically 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 Confederate States of America, the State of Franklin, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Independent But Not Isolated (within shouting distance of this marker); An Early Mountain Community (approx. 1.8 miles away); Tuckaleechee Villages (approx. 5½ miles away); The Little River Lumber Company
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Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 7, 2012
2. Civilian Conservation Corps Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 7, 2012
3. Marker on the Cades Cove Loop
Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 10, 2025
4. Civilian Conservation Corps Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 835 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 11, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. 2, 3. submitted on August 15, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 4. submitted on August 11, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
