United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Davis, Ren2009-08-28Encyclopedia 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 realityGSE identifier: SS8H8engForms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Forms part of the New Georgia EncyclopediaCivilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)--HistoryNew Deal, 1933-1939Conservation of natural resources--Georgia--HistoryPublic service employment--Georgia--HistoryForest conservation--Georgia--HistoryCivilian Conservation CorpsText