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Title |
Civilian Conservation Corps Soil Erosion Camp, Princeton, Indiana, circa 1938 |
Catalog Number |
ia-0378-0825 |
Description |
The Civilian Conservation Corps of Princeton was established on July 16, 1935 on a farm one mile east of Princeton on Lake Road. The CCC enrolled 250 men primarily focused on soil erosion eradication. Known as the Soil Erosion Camp, its primary goal was to restore all the deteriorated farmland in Gibson County back to productive fields. See a photo of the barracks interior at ia-0378-0826 and a group photo at ia-0378-0827. Photo collected by Greg Wright for his book, "More of Prince Town: A Pictorial History of Princeton, Indiana." The information for the photo taken from the captions in the book. Photo courtesy Pat Schmidt, information courtesy Bonita Johnson. |
Geographic Location |
Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana, United States |
Subjects |
Camps Barracks Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) Princeton (Ind.) Gibson County (Ind.) |
Date of Original |
1938, circa |
Year Range Begin |
1935 |
Year Range End |
1941 |
Process |
Photographic prints |
Type |
still image |
Collection Name |
Greg Wright Collection |
Copyright |
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/ |
Rights |
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Terms of Use |
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Catalog date |
2019-12-12 |