{"id":227,"date":"2024-07-22T22:45:11","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T22:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/?page_id=227"},"modified":"2024-08-01T22:54:57","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T22:54:57","slug":"1939-the-civilian-conservation-corps","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/1939-the-civilian-conservation-corps\/","title":{"rendered":"1939: The Civilian Conservation Corps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-foreground-background-color has-background is-layout-flow\"><nav class=\"has-text-color has-background-color has-background has-foreground-background-color is-responsive wp-block-navigation is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Navigation\"><button aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-label=\"Open menu\" class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-open always-shown\" data-micromodal-trigger=\"modal-1\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><rect x=\"4\" y=\"7.5\" width=\"16\" height=\"1.5\" \/><rect x=\"4\" y=\"15\" width=\"16\" height=\"1.5\" \/><\/svg><\/button>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container hidden-by-default \" style=\"\" id=\"modal-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-close\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-micromodal-close>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-dialog\" aria-label=\"Menu\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button aria-label=\"Close menu\" data-micromodal-close class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-close\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M13 11.8l6.1-6.3-1-1-6.1 6.2-6.1-6.2-1 1 6.1 6.3-6.5 6.7 1 1 6.5-6.6 6.5 6.6 1-1z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-content\" id=\"modal-1-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-navigation__container\"><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/home\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Home<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/exhibit\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Exhibit Timeline<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/interactive-map\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Interactive Map<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/resources\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Resources<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/credits-acknowledgements\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Credits &amp; Acknowledgements<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/nav>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"alignfull has-background-color has-foreground-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-heading\"><strong>1939: The Civilian Conservation Corps<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Americans were confronted with environmental concerns of prolonged droughts and erosion following the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. This, combined with the national economic crisis of the Great Depression, urged the nation\u2019s leaders to look for solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an attempt to address the nation\u2019s environmental concerns and create more job opportunities for young, single men, President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945) established the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in 1933 as part of his New Deal. Seventy-two CCC camps went up throughout the Southwest, one of which was located in Flagstaff at the southern base of Mt. Elden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignfull has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"665\" height=\"665\" data-id=\"250\"  src=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit39-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit39-edited.png 665w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit39-edited-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit39-edited-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/cdm16748.contentdm.oclc.org\/digital\/collection\/cpa\/id\/59381\/rec\/9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Walnut Canyon National Monument Ranger House near time of completion in 1941. Built by boys of the Mt. Elden CCC Camp. Photo by Albert Spudy. NAU.PH.672.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"498\" data-id=\"255\"  src=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit42-1024x498.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit42-1024x498.png 1024w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit42-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit42-768x373.png 768w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit42.png 1368w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/cdm16748.contentdm.oclc.org\/digital\/collection\/cpa\/id\/59383\/rec\/9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CCC Boys outside the Mt. Elden Camp mess hall, 1941. Albert Spudy is in the center, others are unidentified. NAU.PH.672.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"498\" data-id=\"252\"  src=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit41-1024x498.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit41-1024x498.png 1024w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit41-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit41-768x373.png 768w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit41.png 1368w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/cdm16748.contentdm.oclc.org\/digital\/collection\/nauarch\/id\/8\/rec\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beginning construction on [new] Cottage City [beside old Cottage City]. This location in 2010 is a parking lot west of the University Union Fieldhouse. 1939. NAU.ARC.1939.2.31.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"250\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/treesdivider3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-467\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-15\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-container-content-8 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-9\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-container-content-6\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"498\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit37-2-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit37-2-edited.png 498w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit37-2-edited-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/cdm16748.contentdm.oclc.org\/digital\/collection\/cpa\/id\/59384\/rec\/9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Mount Elden Civilian Conservation Corps [constructed title]. 1930-1940.<\/strong><br>NAU.PH.672.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-7\">\n<p>The AL&amp;T Company president at the time, Joe Dolan (d. 1971), declared to Senators and the CCC administration that Arizona lumber was suitable for construction efforts and that the AL&amp;T Company deserved the government\u2019s patronage. While CCC director Robert Fechner (1876-1939) defended that transporting pre-fabricated houses would be the most cost-effective option, the man with the final approval in purchasing materials for CCC construction efforts, commanding officer Major General Johnson Hagood (1873-1948), affirmed that Flagstaff ponderosa pine would be suitable for constructing CCC camps in Flagstaff.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-container-content-12 is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-13\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-11\">\n<div style=\"height:80px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The AL&amp;T Company and Flagstaff\u2019s local lumber retailers protested the construction of CCC camps in Flagstaff because it involved shipping pre-fabricated houses made of non-local lumber. This project competed with Flagstaff\u2019s local timber industry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"498\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit38-1-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit38-1-edited.png 498w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit38-1-edited-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/cdm16748.contentdm.oclc.org\/digital\/collection\/cpa\/id\/7356\/rec\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>[Mount Elden Civilian Conservation Corps camp, 1943].<\/strong><br>NAU.PH.85.3.5.22.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"250\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/treesdivider3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-467\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"alignwide has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Company #3345<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit36-1-1024x498.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit36-1-1024x498.png 1024w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit36-1-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit36-1-768x373.png 768w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit36-1.png 1368w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/cdm16748.contentdm.oclc.org\/digital\/collection\/cpa\/id\/15955\/rec\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.). Company, 3345, CCC, Camp NP-12-A, Flagstaff, Arizona. 1935-1940. NAU.PH.672.48.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill\" style=\"grid-template-columns:62% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit10-1024x498.png);background-position:50% 50%\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit10-1024x498.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit10-1024x498.png 1024w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit10-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit10-768x373.png 768w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit10.png 1368w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>CCC Company #3345 served Flagstaff and its surrounding historical monuments from 1938 until 1941. In this time, the Company fought fires, served Flagstaff\u2019s community, and serviced Walnut Canyon, Wupatki, and Sunset Crater by preserving the monuments, building trails, and constructing ranger stations. Congress ended the CCC program in 1942 as the U.S. entered World War II and needed to direct funds toward the war effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:0.83rem\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdm16748.contentdm.oclc.org\/digital\/collection\/cpa\/id\/59380\/rec\/9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Mount Elden Civilian Conservation Corps [constructed title]. CCC Boys of the Mt. Elden CCC Camp. Shown at Limestone Quarry used for the NPS buildings at Walnut Canyon, 1944. &#8220;Blackie&#8221;, The Camp dog is to the left<\/strong>. <strong>1930-1940. NAU.PH.672.42.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"250\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/treesdivider3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-467\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignfull has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-16 is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"665\" height=\"664\" data-id=\"266\"  src=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit43-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit43-edited.png 665w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit43-edited-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit43-edited-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/cdm16748.contentdm.oclc.org\/digital\/collection\/nauarch\/id\/236\/rec\/15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">[Cottage City: family housing]. 1947. NAU.ARC.1947.2.13.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1367\" height=\"416\" data-id=\"268\"  src=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit44-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit44-edited.png 1367w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit44-edited-300x91.png 300w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit44-edited-1024x312.png 1024w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit44-edited-768x234.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1367px) 100vw, 1367px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/cdm16748.contentdm.oclc.org\/digital\/collection\/cpa\/id\/99494\/rec\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">San Francisco Peaks from Fort Valley Road. 1930s. NAU.PH.384.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"498\" data-id=\"269\"  src=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit45-1024x498.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit45-1024x498.png 1024w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit45-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit45-768x373.png 768w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit45.png 1368w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/cdm16748.contentdm.oclc.org\/digital\/collection\/cpa\/id\/104348\/rec\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Upper Wupatki, East Side. 1950s. NAU.PH.2011.21.1.VRN83.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>CCC Company #3345 completed numerous urban and outdoor projects within the city of Flagstaff and beyond during their assignment in northern Arizona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1939, enrollees constructed a grouping of fifty cottages, each 25 x 14 feet in size with two bedrooms, intended for married students attending the Arizona Teachers College (now NAU).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Between 1934 and 1937, Flagstaff\u2019s CCC paved fifty miles of the existing Forest Service road\u2014today Fort Valley Road\u2014which passed by the Fort Valley Experiment Station. This created a more direct and accessible route from Flagstaff to the Fort Valley Station, and to the south rim of the Grand Canyon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enrollees completed multiple outdoor recreation features at Walnut Canyon National Monument in 1941, including a pipeline that provided water to the park, a hiking trail, and a visitor\u2019s center at the edge of the rim, offering a scenic view of the canyon. In the same year, Flagstaff\u2019s CCC enrollees reinforced and preserved the ancestral dwellings at Wupatki National Monument, built a ranger station, and a water reservoir and pump to supply water to the rangers at the station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignfull is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-18\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50 has-custom-font-size has-source-serif-pro-font-family has-large-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-foreground-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/?page_id=23&amp;preview=true\"><strong>Return to Timeline<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50 has-custom-font-size has-source-serif-pro-font-family has-large-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/?page_id=290&amp;preview=true\"><strong>1942: The Second World War<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1939: The Civilian Conservation Corps Americans were confronted with environmental concerns of prolonged droughts and erosion following the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. This, combined with the national economic crisis of the Great Depression, urged the nation\u2019s leaders to look for solutions. 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