CPS Camp Number 055

CPS Camp Number 055

Technical Agency: National Park Service

Summary:

CPS Camp No. 55, a National Park Service base camp, located in a former Civilian Conservation Corps camp near Belton, Montana operated by Mennonite Central Committee, opened in September 1942 and closed in October 1946. The men worked to suppress and prevent forest fires, control tree disease, and maintain the park.

CPS Camp No. 55
CPS Camp No. 55, Belton, Montana
Civilian Public Service camp 55, Belton, Montana.
Box 1, Folder 28. MCC Photographs, Civilian Public Service, 1941-1947. IX-13-2.2. Mennonite Central Committee Photo Archive
CPS Camp No. 55
CPS Camp No. 55
The Trailmaker was a newsletter published by the men at Camp 55 from November 1942 to December 1944.
Digital Image from American Friends Service Committee: Civilian Public Service Records (DG002), Swarthmore College Peace Collection, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

Units:

  • Location: Belton, Montana | Opened: September 1942 | Closed: October 1946