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Pennsylvania
CCC Online Archive
Camp
Information for
S-154-PA
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a day, month or year that is unknown
General Information
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Camp Name:
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Martin Hill
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Opened:
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7/3/1935
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Camp Type:
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No Information
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Closed:
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10/1/1937
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Alternate
Names:
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Chaneyville
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Location
MODERN
INFORMATION
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GPS DD Coordinates:
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Latitude: 39.85995
Longitude: -78.5638
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Modern
Directions:
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No Information
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Current
Landholder:
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No Information
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HISTORIC
INFORMATION
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County:
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BEDFORD
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Historic
Directions:
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5 mi. S Rainsburg
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Location
of Closest
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Post
Office:
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Chaneysville
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Telephone:
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Clearville
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Express
Mail:
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Bedford
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Telegraph:
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Bedford
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Railroad:
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Bedford
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Administrators
Companies
Click a Company below to see a list of people within the Company that were at this Camp
| Company Number | Dates Occupied |
| 2317-C | 7/3/1935 to 10/1/1937 |
Camp Documents
No
Documents listed for this Camp
Pictures
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Pictures listed for this Camp
Additional Information (contributed
by Archive visitors)
| Comment | Entered On |
| Civilian Conservation Corps
In an effort to alleviate the economic hardships brought on by the Great Depression of the 1930s, President Franklin D. Roosevelt created jobs with a series of New Deal programs. One of the most popular and successful of these programs was the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), which combined work relief with the preservation of natural resources. Begun in 1933, it put young unemployed men and some women between the ages of 18 and 25 to work on reforestation, road, park construction, flood control, and beautification projects. Work included building firebreaks, lookouts in the national forests and bridges, campgrounds, trails, and museums in the national parks. The men lived in work camps run by the U.S. Army. There were over 1,500 camps in all and by the end; over 2.5 million men and 8,000 women were put to work. They earned $30.00 a month, $25.00 of which had to be sent home to their families. The camps were closed in 1942 when deemed unnecessary in the full-employment wartime economy of World War II. The CCC was one of the most successful and least controversial of all the New Deal programs.
The camp we were familiar with in our area was #154 Martin Hill. This camp was on Martin Hill Mountain above Rainsburg. All of these young boys were black. During all of the years this camp operated there were no problems with these youngsters. They just worked hard and did lots of good projects. My Brother Robert Howsare of Rainsburg rememb | 02/04/2012 |
| Built the Blankley Picnic Area
The rumor is that this was a camp for only black men. I am trying to find out more. | 11/07/2005 |
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