CPS Camp Number 114

CPS Camp Number 114

Technical Agency: Weather Bureau

Summary:

CPS Unit No. 114, a Weather Bureau unit located on Mt. Weather near Bluemont, Virginia and operated by the Brethren Service Committee, opened in September 1943 and closed in June 1946. Men collected and charted weather data and performed maintenance at the station.

CPS Camp No. 114
CPS Camp No. 114, Mount Weather Bluemont Virginia.
The men live in this building, designated as the "summer white-house". We live five-to-a-room on the Second and Third floors. There are four tiled bathrooms on each floor - carpeted stairs and halls. The infirmary, kitchen, dining room, library and living room are on each floor. There's a wide-open view of the beautiful valley 1500 feet below from the front porch.
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CPS Camp No. 114
CPS Camp No. 114, Mount Weather Bluemont Virginia.
Project work is conducted on the first floor of this "lab" building. Offices and additional work rooms are on the second floor. Third floor will be used for living quarters if unit is expanded. This is about 70 yds. from the dorm building. The front faces the sides of the dorm building.
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  • Location: Bluemont, Virginia | Opened: September 1943 | Closed: June 1946