Civilian Conservation Corps in Virginia

by Joe Elton, Patty Elton, Joan Sharpe (Foreword by)

Overview

In 1933, the United States was struggling to survive the Great Depression. Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt promised a "New Deal" to put the nation back to work. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was launched in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains, where the first camp, Camp Roosevelt, was built. The CCC was widely acclaimed as the most popular of Roosevelt's programs. In Virginia, CCC workers built Shenandoah National Park, the Blue Ridge Parkway, the first six state parks, and more. Despite the program's success, senators from Virginia led the Congressional efforts to kill the CCC in 1942.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467125246
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	03/06/2017
Series:	Images of America Series
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	1,057,408
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Authors Joe and Patty Elton have called Virginia home for most of their lives. Joe retired after serving for 20 years as Virginia's state parks director. He also served as president of the National Association of State Park Directors and was a founder of the Virginia Association for Parks and America's State Parks Foundation. Patty, a master naturalist and avid birder, was the founding president of the Friends of Bear Creek Lake State Park. She has been an outdoor writer and authored Ghostly Tales of Selected Virginia State Parks. Images presented within this work were sourced from the Library of Congress, CCC Legacy, the CCC Museum at Pocahontas State Park, individuals, and local historical societies.

Table of Contents

Foreword 6

Acknowledgments 7

Introduction 8

1 Boom and Bust 11

2 New Hope 17

3 Battlefields, Forests, Parks, and Parkways 33

4 The Birthing of State Parks 61

5 Camp Life 89

6 Accomplishments of the CCC 101

7 Today's Legacy 109