Weches CCC Camp
N 31° 32.134 W 095° 14.488
15R E 287197 N 3491136
The state historic marker for the Weches CCC Camp along State Highway 21
Waymark Code: WMXFEQ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/06/2018
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The Weches CCC Camp helped build Mission Tejas State park in the 1930s, and worked other forestry projects in the local area.
Marker Number: 7021
Marker Text:
Weches Camp P-58-T was established by the Federal Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) on June 19, 1933. Manned by Company 888, the Weches camp was the first CCC camp established in Houston County. It contained barracks, a mess hall, recreation area, post office and medical infirmary. Camp enrollees helped restore and develop the Davy Crockett National Forest and the Historic 118-acre San Francisco Mission State Forest. They planted trees, built roads, developed park facilities and erected log structures and fire observation towers. The camp closed in November 1935. (1995)
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