- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Civilian Conservation Corps
- Creator:
- Davis, Ren
- Date of Original:
- 2009-08-28
- Subject:
- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)--History
New Deal, 1933-1939
Conservation of natural resources--Georgia--History
Public service employment--Georgia--History
Forest conservation--Georgia--History - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about the Civilian Conservation Corps in Georgia. Among the numerous New Deal programs of Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) is remembered as one of the most popular and effective. Established on March 31, 1933, the corps's objective was to recruit unemployed young men (and later, out-of-work veterans) for forestry, erosion control, flood prevention, and parks development. The president's ambitious goal was to enroll a quarter of a million men by July 1, 1933. In what is considered to be a miracle of cooperation, four government agencies collaborated to turn Roosevelt's goal into reality
GSE identifier: SS8H8 - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/civilian-conservation-corps/
- Language:
- eng
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- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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