CPS Camp Number 009

CPS Camp Number 009

Technical Agency: Forest Service

Summary:

CPS Camp No. 9, a Forest Service base camp located in Petersham, Massachusetts and operated by the American Friends Service Committee, opened in June 1941 and closed in October 1942. Men cleared fire debris left by the 1937 New England hurricane.

CPS Camp # 9
CPS Camp # 9, Forest Service, Petersham, Massachusetts
Beatrice Weber, nurse
Breed, From American Friends Service Committee: Civilian Public Service Records (DG 002), Swarthmore College Peace Collection, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
CPS Camp # 9
CPS Camp # 9, Petersham Massachusetts, Petersham Dorm
Interior of Dormitory at Petersham--picture taken before all boys had arrived.
Image by Breed, 1941-1942, from American Friends Service Committee: Civilian Public Service Records (DG002), Swarthmore College Peace Collection, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
Date: 1941-1942

Units:

* Map shows general location of units

  • Location: Petersham, Massachusetts | Opened: June 1941 | Closed: October 1942