March 31, 2008
Courtesy Photo
A group of Civilian Conservation Corps workers took a short break from their labors while working at Camp Italian Bar. On March 31, 1933, President Roosevelt signed the Civilian Conservation Corps into being. It took young men and boys from cities where the unemployment rate was 50 percent and placed them in camps working on projects to restore the country's natural resources.
Posted by Gary Holden at March 31, 2008 12:13 PM