Camp Anthony Wayne: Project D-2, Co. # 1590, Date 8/8/1935, Railroad Ft Wayne, Post Office Ft Wayne, Location Camp Anthony Wayne 3.5 mi NW is listed on CCC Camps Indiana at Civilian Conservation Corps Legacy Passing the Legacy to Future GenerationsCCCLegacy.org.
Did you know that at one time, there was a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp built on the George Hiser farm on Huguenard Road? A plaque mounted on a rock pillar marks where the Fort Wayne D-2, Company 1590 camp was located. This camp worked on drainage projects, such as clearing vegetation from streams and dredging ditches. The CCC program was created in 1933, to help those unemployed during the Great Depression. The program ended in 1942. Men working in these camps were given a monthly salary, room and board, medical care and provided a uniform. CCC workers built roads, bridges, public works buildings and helped create national and state parks amenities.
During the Great Depression the need for relief became apparent throughout the United States. One federal program to get...
During the Great Depression the need for relief became apparent throughout the United States. One federal program to get people back to work was the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). The CCC was a voluntary public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men ages 17–28. The CCC was a major part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal that provided manual labor jobs related to the conservation and development of natural resources in rural lands owned by federal, state, and local governments. Through the course of its nine years in operation, 3 million young men participated in the CCC, which provided them with shelter, clothing, and food, together with a wage of $30 per month, $25 of which had to be sent home to their families. In total, 2,900 camps were established across the nation, with 56 of them being in Indiana. On August 8, 1935, exactly 85 years ago today, Camp Anthony Wayne was established by the CCC in Fort Wayne. The camp officially known as CCC Camp D-2, Co. 1590, was located on Hillegas Road (today 5642 Huguenard Road) between US 30 and Washington Center Road. The camp existed until the elimination of the CCC program in 1942. The original pillars at the entrance of the camp still stand on Huguenard Road. Today the History Center honors the men who participated in CCC program here in Allen County.
April 5, 1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 6101 which established the Civilian Conservation Corps to provide jobs for young men during the Great Depression while implementing a general natural resource conservation program. See photos at The Library of Congress . It was disbanded in 1942 as the country geared up for World War II. See Civilian Conservation Corps on Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
The Indiana State Library has a large collection of Civilian Conservation Corps newsletters. Read about them here. The Civilian Conservation Corps and the Indiana State Parks published October 12, 2017 by Christopher Marshall for Indiana State Library. They posted for further information, check out these websites about the CCC program in Indiana:
Employment records for the CCC can be found at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), and the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis. Also, visit the Indiana State Library, and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources for more information. Copied from THE CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS IN INDIANA by Joy Neighbors, (South Central District) THE WPA AND THE CCC IN INDIANA page 10 of Indiana Genealogist Vol. 32 No 02 June 2022 by the Indiana Genenealogical Society.
Civilian Conservation Corps Newsletters at the Indiana State Library Digital Collection. About this collection Indiana State LibraryThe Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), a prominent and popular part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal, was a voluntary public work relief program, operating from 1933 to 1942 for unemployed, single men, between the ages of 17 to 28. The CCC created manual labor jobs in the conservation and development of natural resources in rural lands owned by federal, state, and local governments. The CCC led to a public awareness and appreciation of the outdoors and natural resources, as well as the continued need for a comprehensive national program for the protection and development of the nation’s natural resources. In Indiana, the CCC helped create and develop many of our state parks for community usage. By 1942, the need for work relief declined and Congress voted to end the program. This collection includes materials about the CCC in Indiana as well as newsletters from the following camps around the state:The Mud Turtle (Co. 1590, Fort Wayne, Allen Co.) - 34 issues, and Smile’s Weekly (Co. 1590, Fort Wayne, Allen Co.) - one issue.
CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS (CCC) HISTORY: CCC men worked hard, but there was also time for play. Ball games, wrestling matches, boxing matches, swimming, movies, plays, concerts, dances and parties were a common part of life in camp. The boys went to town as often as they could to court women and buy items. These hard working men were paid $30 a month. $25 of the $30 was sent home to support the family, while the remaining $5 was used for their own discretion. They were able to purchase items pictured below such as cigarettes, razors, gum, tobacco, or matches. From a October 11, 2024 post on Facebook. The New Deal and Indiana State ParksThe Civilian Conservation Corps and History and Culture at Indiana Department of Natural Resources.
1933- 1942 The Roster of Civilian Conservation Corps, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana (1938) is found in the Indiana Genealobical Society members only section. The Indiana Genealogical Society states The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a New Deal employment program that operated from 1933 to 1942. The aim, besides work relief, was to promote tree planting, park construction, flood control, forest fire prevention and similar environmental tasks. The United States and Indiana had numerous CCC companies. announced in their November 16, 2012 blog IGS Adds Civilian Conservation Corps Rosters for Northeastern Indiana To Members-Only.
March 31, 2023 post by Indiana State Parks on Facebook: 90 years ago today, the Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) was established when congress passed the Emergency Conservation Work (ECW) Act on March 31, 1933 as part of the New Deal. This program gave work to young men across the country while improving our national and state parks. The CCC left an incredible impact on Indiana State Parks, literally shaping and forming many of the parks you see today. Learn more about the CCC at on.in.gov/INStateParkHistory.
Researchers may overlook the Civilian Conservation Corps Indian Division (CCC-ID) as it was largely overshadowed by the much larger regular CCC, but it was a landmark program during the 1930s. It employed thousands of Native Americans and brought material aid and conservation efforts to their reservations. The records of those Native American enrollees, what they worked on, and how they lived can be found in the holdings of the National Archives.
