CPS Camp Number 039

CPS Camp Number 039

Technical Agency: National Park Service

Summary:

CPS Camp No. 39, a National Park Service base camp located south of Galax, Virginia and operated by Mennonite Central Committee opened in June 1942 and closed in March 1943. The men maintained the Blue Ridge Parkway and fought fires.

CPS Camp No. 39
CPS Camp No. 39, Galax, Virginia
Galax, Virginia, camp 39. Hauling brush project.
Box 1, Folder 22. MCC Photographs, Civilian Public Service, 1941-1947. IX-13-2.2. Mennonite Central Committee Photo Archive
CPS Camp No. 39, The Blue Ridge Bugle
CPS Camp No. 39, The Blue Ridge Bugle
The Blue Ridge Bugle was a newsletter published by the men at Camp 39 from January to April 1943.
Digital image from American Friends Service Committee: CPS Records (DG002), Swarthmore College Peace Collection, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

Units:

* Map shows general location of units

  • Location: Galax, Virginia | Opened: June 1942 | Closed: March 1943