Podcast #70-S2 - CCC Camp Salina Utah - Jan 04 2022
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The Civilian Conservation Corps was a voluntary public work relief program that ran from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men ages 18–25 and eventually expanded to ages 17–28. Robert Fechner was the first director of this agency, succeeded by James McEntee following Fechner's death.
Considered by many to be one of the most successful of Roosevelt's New Deal programs, the CCC planted more than three billion trees and constructed trails and shelters in more than 800 parks nationwide during its nine years of existence. The CCC helped to shape the modern national and state park systems we enjoy today.
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was one of the most popular of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal programs. The CCC's mission was to conserve the natural resources of the United States while providing relief to the poor and encouraging the recovery of the economy.
"The slogan of the Civilian Conservation Corps is 'We can take it!' Building strong bodies is a major CCC objective. More than half the enrollees who entered CCC the last year were seventeen years of age. Work, calisthenics, marching drill, good food, and medical care feature the CCC health program."
The Emergency Conservation Work Act of 1933 mandated that the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) recruit unemployed young men from urban areas to perform conservation work throughout the nation's forests, parks, and fields. ... In the 1930s, America was a segregated society, and the CCC reflected that unfortunate state.
Founder: Franklin D. Roosevelt
Founded: April 5, 1933
President: President Franklin D. Roosevelt