Details for Lufkin CCC Camp

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5005008710

Data

Marker Number 8710
Atlas Number 5005008710
Marker Title Lufkin CCC Camp
Index Entry Lufkin CCC Camp
Address
City Lufkin
County Angelina
UTM Zone
UTM Easting
UTM Northing
Subject Codes Federal programs
Marker Year 1984
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location intersection of Frank (SH 94) and Ellis St., Lufkin
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Text Created by President Franklin Roosevelt and approved by an Act of Congress in 1933, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) provided youth employment programs during the Great Depression. The Lufkin CCC Camp, located near this site from 1933 until 1942, was administered by the Texas Forest Service. Young men helped to build roads and bridges, string telephone lines, and plant trees. The Lufkin CCC Camp proved to be instrumental in relieving unemployment but also helped revive the East Texas forest industry through its use of progressive forestry techniques. (1984)