Civilian Conservation Corp Camp SP -4
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N 43° 48.400 W 103° 25.603
13T E 626546 N 4851602
The Civilian Conservation Corps is one of the most famous of the New Deal programs.
This camp is currently used as the Black Hills Theatrical Playhouse in Custer Park SD.
Waymark Code: WMKRC
Location: South Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 08/11/2006
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It was organized in April of 1933, under authorization of Congress in an act of March 31, 1933, under the title "Emergency Conservation Work" (ECW), to provide employment to young unmarried men between the ages of 17 and 28. The director of ECW was Robert Fechner, a former machinist union official. Four departments - Labor, Agriculture, Interior and the Army - worked together to establish and operate the camps. Labor helped select the enrollees and provided their work standards. The Army ran the camps. Agriculture, mainly the Forest Service and Interior, mainly the National Park Service were the technical advisors since most of the work was done on their land.
Camp Lodge is the only camp in the state that is still intact. The camp was part of the national CCC program to build more areas for tourists. Supervised by Custer State Park and the National Park Service, CC's worked in several areas of Custer State Park. They built Center Lake dam, camp, bathhouse, latrines and parking. At Sylvan Lake, they installed sewer, water, electrical and telephone systems. They built 17 cabins, a store, a restaurant, and a filling station. They built a camp, a picnic area, bathing facilities and a road network.
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