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WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY     (Washington County, Utah)

CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS (CCC) CAMP

Bridge Mountain, Springdale, Utah

CCC Camp NP-4 was variously known as the Bridge Mountain CCC Camp, the Springdale CCC Camp, and the Zion Park CCC Camp. It was occupied by CCC Companies 962 and 2887.


LOCATION

The Bridge Mountain CCC Camp was located along the southeast side of the Virgin River, right across the Virgin River from the
Zion National Park CCC Camp.
It was near the current Visitor Center and Watchman Campground.

See the map of CCC camps in Washington County.


HISTORY

This camp did a lot of the work in Bryce Canyon National Park during the summers.


PHOTOS

WCHS-01041 The Bridge Mountain CCC Camp in 1939
WCHS-01041     Bridge Mountain CCC Camp in 1939

WCHS-01041 The Bridge Mountain CCC Camp in 1939
WCHS-01041     Bridge Mountain CCC Camp in 1939

WCHS-01030 Springdale CCC Camp
WCHS-01030     Zion Park CCC Camp

WCHS-01029 Springdale CCC Camp
WCHS-01029     Springdale CCC Camp

Other WCHS photos:
WCHS-01040     Information sheet with photos of the Bridge Mountain (Springdale) CCC Camp
WCHS-01042     Photo of Bridge Mountain (Springdale) CCC Camp personnel taking down the flag
WCHS-01043     Photo of the Bridge Mountain (Springdale) CCC Camp reading room
WCHS-01044     Photo of the Bridge Mountain (Springdale) Camp personnel as of 12/6/1939
WCHS-01045     List of the Bridge Mountain (Springdale) CCC Camp personnel as of 12/6/1939
WCHS-01055     Bridge Mountain CCC Camp Company 962 Thanksgiving 1936 menu and roster
WCHS-01056     Photo of a CCC enrollee standing above the Bridge Mountain CCC Camp
WCHS-01057     Photo of CCC men on the parade ground at the Bridge Mountain CCC Camp
WCHS-01058     Photo of the snow covered Bridge Mountain CCC Camp
WCHS-01059     Photo of the ranger's dorm at Zion National Park built by the CCC
WCHS-01060     Photo of the Zion Amphitheatre and some of the CCC men who built it
WCHS-01061     Loose page of a Zion CCC Camp scrapbook, Page 1 of 9
WCHS-01062     Loose page of a Zion CCC Camp scrapbook, Page 2 of 9
WCHS-01063     Loose page of a Zion CCC Camp scrapbook, Page 3 of 9
WCHS-01064     Loose page of a Zion CCC Camp scrapbook, Page 4 of 9
WCHS-01065     Loose page of a Zion CCC Camp scrapbook, Page 5 of 9
WCHS-01066     Loose page of a Zion CCC Camp scrapbook, Page 6 of 9
WCHS-01067     Loose page of a Zion CCC Camp scrapbook, Page 7 of 9
WCHS-01068     Loose page of a Zion CCC Camp scrapbook, Page 8 of 9
WCHS-01069     Loose page of a Zion CCC Camp scrapbook, Page 9 of 9

Other photos on the web:
TBD


REFERENCES

Plaque telling about the three CCC camps in Zion National Park

Book: "With Picks, Shovels & Hope: The CCC and Its Legacy on the Colorado Plateau"

Article: The CCC in Utah's National Parks