Fort Valley in Shenandoah County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Camp Barracks

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, May 12, 2013

1. Camp Barracks Marker

Inscription. Camp Roosevelt, NF-1 had six military style barracks where enrollees slept on iron cots. Each barracks held 48 young, poor and previously unemployed men. This is the site of Barracks A.

Erected by US Forest Service.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Horticulture & Forestry • Man-Made Features.

Location. 38° 43.81′ N, 78° 31.052′ W. Marker is in Fort Valley, Virginia, in Shenandoah County. It can be reached from Camp Roosevelt Road (Virginia Route 675) south of Chrisman Hollow Road ( Route 211), on the left when traveling south. Located in Camp Roosevelt Recreation Area in the George Washington National Forest. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Valley VA 22652, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically,

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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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Robert Fechner Memorial Forest (a few steps from this marker); Birthplace of the CCC (within shouting distance of this marker); Mess Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Blacksmith Shop (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pump House (about 400 feet away); Elk Run Meeting House (approx. 4.8 miles away); Corn Crib (approx. 4.8 miles away); Burner Barn (approx. 4.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Valley.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, May 12, 2013

2. Camp Barracks Marker

Barracks D, 1935 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, May 12, 2013

3. Barracks D, 1935

Close-up of photo on marker

Interior of Barracks A, 1935 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, May 12, 2013

4. Interior of Barracks A, 1935

Close-up of photo on marker

Camp Roosevelt, NF-1 Camp Layout - 1941 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, May 12, 2013

5. Camp Roosevelt, NF-1 Camp Layout - 1941

Close-up of map on marker

Foundation of Barracks A image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, May 12, 2013

6. Foundation of Barracks A

"Barracks" Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, May 12, 2013

7. "Barracks" Sign

Camp Roosevelt Recreation Area<br>George Washington National Forest image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, May 12, 2013

8. Camp Roosevelt Recreation Area
George Washington National Forest

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 575 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on May 23, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.