- Collection:
- Civilian Conservation Corps Oral History Interviews
- Title:
- Interview with Freeman Moore
- Creator:
- Armstrong Oral History Class
- Publisher:
- National Park Service, Fort Pulaski National Monument
- Date of Original:
- 2000-07-25
- Subject:
- Georgia--History
Public welfare--Georgia
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.), Georgia--Fort Pulaski
Fort Pulaski National Monument (Ga.)
Historic sites--Conservation and restoration
Depressions--1929
Work Projects Administration (U.S.)
New Deal, 1933-1939--Georgia
United States. National Youth Administration - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Chatham County, 31.97402, -81.09243
United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Fort Pulaski National Monument, 32.03082, -80.93361 - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- As in most of these interviews students asked about: hometown, family and life before CCC; joining the CCC; work, social life and training, education and leaves in CCC/at the Camp; military service in WWII; the New Deal/Roosevelt; later life’s work. Also, Details of daily life in camp, including food, illnesses, buildings and people.
Moore in particular joined the CCC twice, the first time he chose to go to Roseburg, Oregon (on the troop train) and built bridges, fought fires for 6 months. When he joined again he did not get a choice and was sent to Ft Pulaski where he worked in motor shop, learned welding, automotive work that was later work at Kerr/McGee, Savannah. Promoted to asst. leader, then full leader for two years, allowed longer stay in CCC, Ft Pulaski 1938-1940 then transferred to Florida, Keystone Hatch. Describes visitors, tours, cannon, mumps, dentist, storm, pay, dances at Fort, car at Lazaretto Creek. Compares CCC Oregon and Georgia. Joined Army 1942.
Historic Preservation and Conservation -- History -- Social Welfare -- CCC Camp 460 -- Keystone Hatch Florida -- Lazaretto Creek GA -- Roseburg -- OR -- built bridges -- troop train -- mechanics shop -- CCC leader -- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) -- Georgia--Fort Pulaski -- Fort Pulaski National Monument (Ga.) -- Historic sites--Conservation and restoration -- Depressions--1929 -- Nineteen thirties -- Work Projects Administration (U.S.) -- New Deal, 1933-1939--Georgia -- United States. National Youth Administration -- University Partner Collections, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Oral History Interviews - Metadata URL:
- https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/ccc-pulaski-oral-histories/7
- Original Collection:
- National Park Service, Fort Pulaski National Monument
- Holding Institution:
- Fort Pulaski National Monument (Ga.)
- Rights:
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