CCC Monument (stone fireplace and chimney)
Harris Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania
Marker Inscription
361st Co. C.C.C. Camp S-62-PA
The Story
This stone fireplace and chimney are all that remain of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp, one of thousands that dotted the country during the Great Depression. Beginning in 1933, President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal put unemployed young men to work here under the CCC — Company 361 at Camp S-62-PA — planting trees, fighting erosion, and building the trails, roads, and shelters of Pennsylvania's state forests and parks. The hand-laid stonework is a signature of CCC craftsmanship, meant to last long after the tents and barracks came down.
Why it matters
The CCC was one of the New Deal's most popular programs, giving relief to a generation of jobless young men while reshaping America's public lands — much of the conservation infrastructure enjoyed today was built by these hands.
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