CPS Camp Number 014

CPS Camp Number 014

Technical Agency: Soil Conservation Service<

Summary:

CPS Camp No. 14, a Soil Conservation Service base camp located in Merom, Indiana and operated by the American Friends Service Committee, opened in June 1941 and closed in April 1943. The men worked on irrigation projects to reclaim and develop farmland.

CPS Camp # 14
CPS Camp # 14, Merom, Indiana
Camp Sign
Digital Image from American Friends Service Committee: Civilian Public Service Records (DG002), Swarthmore College Peace Collection, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
CPS Camp # 14
CPS Camp # 14, Merom, Indiana
Loading trucks
Digital Image from American Friends Service Committee: Civilian Public Service Records (DG002), Swarthmore College Peace Collection, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
CPS Camp # 14
CPS Camp # 14, Merom, Indiana
Rest is Sweet After a Day 'On Project.'
Digital Image from American Friends Service Committee: Civilian Public Service Records (DG002), Swarthmore College Peace Collection, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
CPS Camp No. 14
CPS Camp No. 14
College Hall in background, new dormitories in foreground. Merom, Indiana. November 1941. Photo by Reed Wilson.
Digital Image from American Friends Service Committee: Civilian Public Service Records (DG002), Swarthmore College Peace Collection, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
CPS Camp No. 14
CPS Camp No. 14
Soil Conservation - soil grading. Five men and one tractor. Merom, Indiana.
Digital Image from American Friends Service Committee: Civilian Public Service Records (DG002), Swarthmore College Peace Collection, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

Units:

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  • Location: Merom, Indiana | Opened: June 1941 | Closed: April 1943