CCC Camp Company 2884-C - Winnsboro, TX
N 32° 57.890 W 095° 17.208
15S E 286268 N 3649709
A Winnsboro Preservation League sign in front of the Gilbreath Memorial Library, 916 N Main St, Winnsboro, TX, notes that a segregated Civilian Conservation Corps Company (#2884-C) was located here from 1935 to 1942.
Waymark Code: WMWBXJ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/10/2017
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A photo of the members of this camp can be viewed
here, while the one-sided sign reads (slightly edited):
BLACK Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Co. 2884 (C) Camp SCS-22T, Winnsboro, X, Camp consisted of 6 barracks, mess hall, bathhouse, rec-hall & headquarters, 250 enlisted men, 2 officers and 30 civilian personnel fro 1935-1942.
CCC est. in 1933 as a Depression relief project. Did valuable service in salvaging forest and soil conservation methods. Winnsboro Black CCC Camp continued operations until 1942, when manpower demands of WWII brought it to an end.
Winnsboro Preservation League