From 1933 to 1942, the Civilian Conservation Corps, part of the New Deal, provided jobs for young unemployed or unmarried men during the Great Depression through a natural resource conservation program in every state and territory. The program supplied shelter, clothing, and food, and paid each man thirty dollars per month, with twenty-five required to be sent home to aid their families. The Trinity Camp was one of 17 CCC camps in the Lufkin District, 8th Corps area. On May 26, 1933, fifty men under Captain Charles H. Brammel arrived in Trinity and organized Camp Company 839, P-59-T, then moved to its permanent location at this site on June 8, 1933. Major Charles C. "Pappy" Duff and W.D. Haralson handled camp superintendence, and Dr. H.H. Thornton directed the medical and sanitary departments. Camp members worked on erosion prevention, built and maintained fire lanes, fire towers, and fire break roads in Trinity, Houston, and Walker counties, and provided fire protection for more than 320,000 acres. They also built bridges, culverts, and roads to reach remote parts of the forest. In the Lufkin District, CCC men planted millions of seedlings, at 80-100 seedlings per acre of Loblolly and Longleaf Pine, creating large planted sections that became the area's national forests. They erected miles of telephone lines to speed communication between nearby towns and trained men as tractor graders, pile driver operators, mechanics, and blacksmiths, providing lifelong vocational skills. The work improved the men's physical condition, morale, and employability, and also increased public awareness and appreciation for the outdoors and the nation's natural resources.