Historic Camden, NJ

Tag: Civilian Conservation Corps

  • Civilian Conservation Corps (C.C.C.)

    Civilian Conservation Corps (C.C.C.)

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    The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a public work relief program for unemployed men, focused on natural resource conservation from 1933 to 1942. As part of the New Deal legislation proposed by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Civilian Conservation Corps was designed first, to aid relief of unemployment stemming from the Great Depression and…

  • 43 Camden Recruits Thrive In Chill Conservation Camp

    43 Camden Recruits Thrive In Chill Conservation Camp

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    Camden Courier-Post – August 16, 1933 Group Gaining Weight in Vermont Mountains as They Clear Timber to Make Way for Jam, And Sleep Under Heavy Blankets Forty-three Camden city and county men with Company 2204, Citizens’ Conservation Corps, are now located at Knapp Andrew Camp, Montpelier, Vt., word received here yesterday disclosed. E. C. Rochester,…