During the Great Depression, Civilian Conservation Corps companies 4497-SP-5 and 3464-NP-16 were among the many companies organized by the U.S.A. to provide useful employment for thousands of people while developing and conserving natural resources. In Dec. 1935, Company 4497, a Black company, arrived from Powell's Station to assist National Park Service and Public Works Administration labor in the construction of Montgomery Bell Park, after Company 1474 of Clarksville had done advance work on the site. Company 4497 moved out in 1940, and in 1941 Company 3464 from Crossville moved to the park and remained until its transfer to Copperhill, Tennessee, in 1942. Each company consisted of about 200 young men from Tenn. housed in barracks under army management. The men were paid $30 a month, of which $25 was sent home, and they also received housing, food, medical and dental care, and educational benefits. Companies 4497 and 3464 left a permanent memorial to their service in the form of Montgomery Bell State Park. The old campsite of companies 4497 and 3464 is located 530 yards northwest of the site. The park is also associated with Mr. T. H. Richardson, identified as the father of Montgomery Bell State Park, who was born May 6, 1876, died August 21, 1968, and served as pioneer county agent of Dickson County.