The Civilian Conservation Corps, part of Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal, was created in 1933 to employ young men during the Great Depression. CCC Company 1392 established Camp 54 near Bandy, about three miles to the west, early in June 1933. Three weeks later the camp moved here because of problems with the water supply and electricity. About 200 men, many from Southwest Virginia, lived and worked at this site under the supervision of U.S. military officers. They planted trees, established fire breaks, built roads, and strung telephone lines. The camp closed in Oct. 1934 when the company was transferred to Cambridge, Maryland.