Hobart Parrish describing what attracted him to join the Civilian Conservation Corps. He could get an education, earn money, and learn a trade. It was difficult to go to college, and he felt he would get the same preparation in the Civilian...
Parrish's camp was constructed outside the city limits at the time, but would be inside the city limits today. They could walk to town and go to movies. He also attended night school at Clarksville High School, which was permitted in the Civilian...
Upon enlisting in the Civilian Conservation Corps you're supposed to stay 6 months, and most stayed 6 months. They were supposed to discharge a camp member after 2 years. Because of the work he was doing and his position as Civilian Conservation...
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's message to the nation concerning the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1936 is reproduced in the 1937 Civilian Conservation Corps Yearbook with the Civilian Conservation Corps insignia at the bottom of the page,...
Dozens of chicken pens outside the Civilian Conservation Corps Camp at the Buffalo Springs Game Farm near Rutledge, Tennessee. An individual can be seen checking one of the pens. Several of the camp's cottages can be seen in the background.
A wooden sign attached to a carved log post built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in Picket State Park. The sign reads, "Fires Decrease Wealth." A wooden fence can be seen in the background in front of a heavily forested area.
Certificate acknowledging Charles Edward Rutherford's promotion to Assistant Leader for Civilian Conservation Corps, Company 417, by Joseph C. Matthews, Jr., Captain 321st Infantry, Commanding Compay 417, Civilian Conservation Corps.
Hobart Parrish talking about joining the Civilian Conservation Corps. He speaks about recruitment site at Bethel College and not being old enough to join the Civilian Conservation Corps, so his birthday was changed from 1917 to 1916 to make him a...
The money made by the Civilian Conservation Corps could be spent by the family and it would help the towns that it went to. A butchershop owner once told Parrish if it hadn't been for Civilian Conservation Corps money he would've had to close. It...
Parrish recalls that no Civilian Conservation Corps workers he knew of ever got into trouble while he was in the camp. He states they didn't always behave, but they never got caught. There was an officer in Clarksville who wanted to catch men from...
A man inspecting a concrete pipe manufactured by the Civilian Conservation Corps for use in constructing forest roads. Five rows of pipes are visible, the second of which has planks of wood, presumably for rolling the heavy concrete pipes in order...
Yearbook of the Company 420, Tennessee SP-12 in District C of the Civilian Conservation Corps in Bristol, Tennessee. There is a history of Company 420, as well as photographs of of the camp facilities and activities, including the mess hall,...
State parks & reserves; Public service organizations; Administrative agencies; Culverts; Forests
A masonry culvert with circular stonework around the pipe. Culvert pipe appears to be steel. Two individuals in hats can be seen on top of the culvert.
