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TODAY IN PARK HISTORY

 
 

Camp Roosevelt
Courtesy of the USDA Forest Service

APRIL 17

1933
The first Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) camp, Camp Roosevelt, was occupied in the George Washington National Forest, near Luray, Virginia. 

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