Civilian Conservation Corps Camps D-Army-1 and SCS-6 (Fechner)
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member plainsdrifter358
N 44° 24.711 W 103° 28.973
13T E 620789 N 4918737
Quick Description: D-Army-1, the only camp in South Dakota where work was supervised by the U.S. Army, made physcial improvements to Fort Meade. SCS-6 demonstrated the value of contour and strip farming, shelter belts, stock dams, and pasture furrows to reduce erosion
Location: South Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 8/11/2007 1:14:07 PM
Waymark Code: WM1ZVN
Published By: Groundspeak Premium Member MNSearchers
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Long Description:
The CCC was a federal work-relief program during the Great Depression.

The SCS-6 Camp was used as a prisoner-of-war compound during WWII.
Marker Name: Civilian Conservation Corps Camps

Marker Type: Roadside

Marker Text: Not listed
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