Civilian Conservation Corps Monument

"The promptness with which you seized the opportunity to engage in honest work, the willingness with which you have performed your daily tasks, and the fine spirit you have shown in winning the respect of the communities in which your camps have been located merit the admiration of the entire country. You, and the men who have guided and supervises your efforts, have cause to be proud." President Franklin D. Roosevelt

This monument is dedicated to the honor and memory of over three million members who served in the Civilian Conservation Corps, 1933-1942

And

To the members who built South Carolina's State Park System

Oconee State Park

Marker is on State Park Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Credits and Sources:

HMDB