CCC Camp Roosevelt
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Title
CCC Camp Roosevelt
Subject
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)
Description
Photo of a framed photograph of Camp Roosevelt located in the George Washington National Forest about 9 miles off US Route 11 in Fort Valley east of Edinburg.
The camp is historically significant because it was the first Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp established in the United States. It opened on April 17, 1933, as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal program to combat the Great Depression.
The first enrollees were housed in barracks and worked under a military-style structure, with daily routines like reveille and work calls.
The CCC camps were closed in 1942.
There are five labels across the bottom of the original print. From l to r, they read:
"Camp Beauregard Exchange Studio Alexandria, Va"
"James R. Wilkins. Proj. Supt."
"Camp Roosevelt - The Pioneer Camp - Established April 17, 1933 - CCC Camp GWNFI VA. Co. 383"
The last two labels contain the job titles of these men:
Scott S. Geesey - 1st Lt. Inf. Res.
Walter M. Fuller - 1st Lt. Cav. Res.
Jacob R. Gish 2nd Lt. Eng. Res."
Paul D. Tucker - Captain Inf. Res. C.O.
Robert B. Duvall - 1st Lt. Eng. Res. Adj.
Angel A. Cardona - 1st Lt. M.C. Res. Surgeon
The camp is historically significant because it was the first Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp established in the United States. It opened on April 17, 1933, as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal program to combat the Great Depression.
The first enrollees were housed in barracks and worked under a military-style structure, with daily routines like reveille and work calls.
The CCC camps were closed in 1942.
There are five labels across the bottom of the original print. From l to r, they read:
"Camp Beauregard Exchange Studio Alexandria, Va"
"James R. Wilkins. Proj. Supt."
"Camp Roosevelt - The Pioneer Camp - Established April 17, 1933 - CCC Camp GWNFI VA. Co. 383"
The last two labels contain the job titles of these men:
Scott S. Geesey - 1st Lt. Inf. Res.
Walter M. Fuller - 1st Lt. Cav. Res.
Jacob R. Gish 2nd Lt. Eng. Res."
Paul D. Tucker - Captain Inf. Res. C.O.
Robert B. Duvall - 1st Lt. Eng. Res. Adj.
Angel A. Cardona - 1st Lt. M.C. Res. Surgeon
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
027376
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citationzork
Morrison Studio, “CCC Camp Roosevelt,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/57057.
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