Veteran Civilian Conservation Corps Camp 2725.

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Veteran Civilian Conservation Corps (VCCC) Camp 2725 was constructed in 1935 in what is now Stone State Park near Sioux City, Iowa in the Loess Hills. Men arrived to work at the camp from Dolliver State Park on July 22nd. Members of the camp were unemployed World War I veterans who helped with construction of the camp and projects designed by the camp technical staff. The camp was under the direction of the War Department, U.S. Army, 7th Region, Fort Des Moines. However, working hours in the park were under the direction of the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, State Park Division of the 6th Regional Office in Omaha and in cooperation with the Iowa Conservation Board.

From the description of Scrapbook, 1935-1936. (Iowa State University). WorldCat record id: 714644560

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creatorOf Veteran Civilian Conservation Corps Camp 2725. Scrapbook, 1935-1936. Iowa State University, Parks Library
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Place Name Admin Code Country
Iowa--Sioux City
Iowa
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New Deal, 1933-1939
Parks
Public works
Veterans
World War, 1914-1918
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Active 1935

Active 1936

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