Civilian Conservation Corps Camp P-56, Company 1367

Civilian Conservation Corps Camp P-56, Company 1367, opened on this site in July 1933 with an enrollment of 192 Virginia men as one of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal employment programs. The camp consisted of 52 small barracks, a large dining hall, two garages, and many other buildings. While there, the men constructed 275 miles of forest roads, several bridges, three lookout towers, and numerous recreation buildings. The Civilian Conservation Corps also provided opportunities for the young men to further their education. In December 1937 the camp closed and all the buildings soon were demolished.

Virginia · United States