Leeds CCC Camp 585 - Leeds, Utah USA
N 37° 14.074 W 113° 22.057
12S E 289971 N 4123520
The remains of the Leeds CCC Camp 585
Waymark Code: WMAZC4
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 03/15/2011
Views: 14
LEEDS CCC CAMP Built in 1933, the Leeds Civilian Conservation Corps Camp is significant as perhaps the best remaining example of a CCC camp in Utah. These camps were typically built of relatively temporary form construction, and the surviving buildings and features such as the stone terraces at the Leeds Camp present a vague, if somewhat limited, view of these important facilties. The economic impact of the Great Depression was especially severe in Utah where unemployment averaged 25 percent during the 1930s and was once as high as 36 percent. Because of the pressing need for conservation work, such as flood control, work projects were of great importance locally. Approximately 250 men were housed in frame barracks that were located to the southwest with other buildings such as a mess hall, library, and showers. The remaining stone structures are but a few of those originally built. The men were typically from out-of-state and served in the CCC for 9 to 12 months. Temporary remote "spike" camps were established near many of the actual construction projects. The Leeds CCC Camp was closed in 1942, and most of the frame buildings were removed before 1950.
Marker Name: Leeds CCC Camp
Marker Type: Roadside
County: Washington
City: Leeds, Utah
Group Responsible for Placement: WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Date Dedicated: 1993
Marker Number: 1663
Web link(s) for additional information: http://history.utah.gov/apps/markers/detailed_results.php?markerid=1663
http://wchsutah.org/ccc/leeds-ccc-camp.htm
Addtional Information: Not listed
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