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West Virginia State CCC Museum Association Quiet Dell at Exit 115, I-79 Harrison County West Virginia
The West Virginia State CCC Museum Association (WVSCCCMA) was organized and chartered in 2000 in response to a need to promote the CCC legacy in West Virginia and West Virginians who served elsewhere.
A 501(c) 3 corporation, the organization has a nine-membered Board, five members of which are either children of CCC alumni or former CCC enrollees, themselves. Regular and Life members stretch from New York to Florida and states in between.
A primary objective of WVSCCCMA is to promote the legacy, the lasting achievements and individual heroics of the original CCC by overseeing the operation of the camp museum and providing public education outreach programs about past CCC achievements in West Virginia and other states. Thus, the museum serves as a memorial to the "BOYS" and a learning center for all generations of the general public. We also respond to individual requests for CCC genealogical information, public speaking, (seminar participation, etc) and provide networking of reunion news whenever possible.
We are always pleased to welcome new members, you and yours, to our exciting, most worthy movement. For information about membership, please contact me or one of our other members. Thank you.
Dr. Robert E. Anderson, Pres 31 Maple Lake Drive Bridgeport, WV 26330 304-842-5194
West Virginia CCC Recognition Day
West Virginia House Members recognize the contributions of the Civilian Conservation Corps Resolution honors the contributions of the West Virginia Civilian Conservation Corps and designates March 31 of every year as CCC Recognition Day
Click below to see Press Release
West Virginia State CCC Camp Museum Brochure
Quiet Dell at Exit 115, I-79 Harrison County West Virginia
The Civilian Conservation Corps had over 4000 CCC camps nationally over the 1933-1942 period of operation with 67 camps in West Virginia.
Their lasting achievements..these are things we see today and benefit from...as will all generations to come. In our "Mountain State", some 55,000 young men fought more than 10,000 forest fires! They:
In 1936 alone, 8 CCC units (about 1600 young CCC enrollees) worked with farmers and developed soil erosion control practices on over 48,000 acres on 918 farms in West Virginia. (Ref: 1936 WVA Blue Book) The STATE CCC CAMP MUSEUM honors all former "CCC Boys from everywhere. Here, we recognize the CCC individual, self achievements and their self-sacrifices; many "Boys" went directly from the 3C's to serve our country and die in WWII. We hope after your visit you too, will recognize and expand you appreciation of their collective, lasting achievements on the land...This is really your museum. It has over 150 CCC items on exhibit with many more waiting for space in our future replica barracks building. We hope you will come again, and we'd be honored if you became a member of our West Virginia CCC Association For more information please contact me or any other CCC association member. Bob Anderson, President 31 Maple Lake Drive Bridgeport, WV 26330 304-842-5194
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