Chesterfield in Chesterfield County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
CCC Camp Site
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, March 18, 2010
1. CCC Camp Site Marker
Inscription.
CCC Camp Site. . This is the site of the former camp of two Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) companies and a Works Progress Administration (WPA) work force of 300 men who constructed the recreation area along Swift Creek from the spring of 1935 to the summer of 1937. Their work included construction of three group camps, CCC barracks, maintenance buildings, water and sewer facilities, toilets, picnic shelters, camping grounds, foot trails, a day use area, amphitheater, kiln, blacksmith shop and three dams, one of which created Swift Creek Lake. All of these facilities, except Group Camp 7, the CCC barracks and the blacksmith shop remain in some form today.
This is the site of the former camp of two Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) companies and a Works Progress Administration (WPA) work force of 300 men who constructed the recreation area along Swift Creek from the spring of 1935 to the summer of 1937. Their work included construction of three group camps, CCC barracks, maintenance buildings, water and sewer facilities, toilets, picnic shelters, camping grounds, foot trails, a day use area, amphitheater, kiln, blacksmith shop and three dams, one of which created Swift Creek Lake. All of these facilities, except Group Camp 7, the CCC barracks and the blacksmith shop remain in some form today.
Location. 37° 22.27′ N, 77° 34.746′ W. Marker is in Chesterfield, Virginia, in Chesterfield County. Marker can be reached from State Park Road, 0.2 miles north of State Park Road (Virginia Route 780). This marker is located within Pocahontas State Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chesterfield VA 23832, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this
Also see . . . 1. Pocahontas State Park. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (Submitted on March 21, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)
2. CCC Museum at Pocahontas State Park. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (Submitted on March 21, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)
This Civilian Conservation Corps camp bell, active between 1935-1942, warned the men by ringing out all cases of emergency. Today it stands to warn us of our need to protect the park land.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, March 18, 2010
4. CCC Camp Alarm Bell
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, March 18, 2010
5. CCC Water Tower
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, March 18, 2010
6. CCC Camp Exhibit
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, March 18, 2010
7. CCC Museum at Pocahontas State Park
Credits. This page was last revised on January 25, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 21, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,691 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on March 21, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.