Civilian Conservation Corps CP 2425 MP-3 4C 30-Shiloh NMP
Posted by: Markerman62
N 35° 07.652 W 088° 21.733
16S E 375884 N 3888035
On TN 22 in western half of Shiloh National Military Park.
Waymark Code: WMNA6V
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 01/29/2015
Views: 10
CCC Company 2425, with Negro veterans of WW I as its members, was formed at Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia, June 27, 1933. The Corpsman then moved to Shiloh National Military Park and lived in tents while building Camp Young, which was to be their Tennessee home for 8 years. The 2425th maintained the Park and the National Highway to Corinth, Miss. They improved roads, installed erosion dams, erected stone walls, planted thousands of trees, and gained honor by evacuating victims of the 1937 flood.
Marker Name: Civilian Conservation Corps CP 2425 MP-3
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Park
Marker Number: 4C30
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker: Tennessee Historical Commission
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