Auburn in Lee County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Chewacla State Park

(CCC)

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 1, 2014

1. Chewacla State Park Marker

Inscription.
Side 1
Under President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal (1933-1942), the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was established to provide work for single young men. The CCC's Company 4448, Camp Alabama SP-12, began work in September 1935 to construct Chewacla Park. By March 1941, they had built a dam and 26-acre lake, roads, trails, cabins, bathhouse, manager's house, arch bridge, and office. Barracks, mess hall, and canteen were also built on site to house the men who were from Alabama and other Southern states. (Continued on other side) Side 2 (Continued from other side) Company 4447, Camp SCS-9, was located in Lee County about one mile south of Auburn. Company 4447 did soil conservation work on farms, controlled highway erosion, and assisted Company 4448 with quarrying stone for the new park. These camps were in District H, headquartered in Fort Benning, Georgia. Vocational and educational opportunities were made available to enrollees of the CCC program. The park was turned over to the State of Alabama, with the creation of the Alabama State Park System in 1939, and CCC work continued through 1941.

Erected 2009 by the Historic Chattahoochee Commission and Auburn Heritage Association.

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This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • Charity & Public Work • Horticulture & Forestry • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1941.

Location. 32° 33.23′ N, 85° 28.66′ W. Marker is in Auburn, Alabama, in Lee County. It is on Murphy Drive ¼ mile east of Wrights Mill Road (County Road 33), on the right when traveling east. Located inside a fee based State Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 124 Shell Toomer Parkway, Auburn AL 36830, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Alabama and in Greater Columbus.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

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 Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Wright’s Mill (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Cullars Rotation / The Alvis Field and Cotton Rust (approx. 2.4 miles away); Advancing American Art Collection (approx. 2.4 miles away); The Old Rotation (approx. 2.8 miles away); Auburn University and the Alabama Farmers Federation (approx. 2.9 miles away); Founders' Oak

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 8, 2014

2. Chewacla State Park Marker

(approx. 3 miles away); Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine (approx. 3.2 miles away); Pine Hill Cemetery (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Auburn.

Also see . . . Alabama State Park website. (Submitted on May 9, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Chewacla State Park Marker area image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 8, 2014

3. Chewacla State Park Marker area

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 8, 2014

4. Chewacla State Park Marker area

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 9, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,579 times since then and 59 times this year. Last updated on July 7, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 9, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.