Ft. George Wright District Map

ID: 5289 ~ Source: Image courtesy of Nostalgia Magazine.

This file appears in: The Civilian Conservation Corps in the Inland Northwest

This July 1940 map shows the vast size of the Ft. George Wright District, with dozens of camps spread across four states.

This file appears in: The Civilian Conservation Corps in the Inland Northwest

The Civilian Conservation Corps in the Inland Northwest

By Elisheba R. Gearhardt

In 1933, President Roosevelt proposed a work relief program to combat the hunger, poverty, and staggering unemployment of the Great Depression. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) offered young, unmarried men food, shelter, training, and a…