Some CCC camps lead you on a merry chase, but this one is easy. It is right on CCC road. And the original stone and concrete entry pillars still stand.
I am very curious as to what was mounted on the pillars, note the square slots near the top.
Camp Delta existed from 1934 to 1942. It lasted longer than most CCC establishments, perhaps this accounts for the abundance of remains. Early and transient camps were improvised out of wood and local stone. When a place was around for a while more permanent concrete buildings were erected.
This is public land so a walk around on a brisk November morning is no problem. If you go, as I did, on opening day of deer hunting I suggest wearing red or orange. That fuzzy brown jacket....not a good plan.
From a post card I have seen I suspect this large and well preserved foundation is from a combined garage and warehouse.
No idea really.
More of the classic CCC big squares of cement. In this case adjacent to a depression from a basement. Perhaps over engineered front step for a barracks?
The bottle is newer than the CCC era. The fire brick is about right.
Heaven. My Scout Troop used to inhabit the CCC camp in the summers of about 1963-68+. We renovated the lake's "beachfront" area with sand, a lifeguard watch tower, a roped-off "safe-swim" area and a float raft at the end of that area; fishing was always great; eventually had a real, enclosed "mess tent" with tables, chairs and propane stoves (2 I think; one dad was an excellent cook). Our Scoutmaster was named Bill Piacenti, who opened "Camp Black Bear" in Delta. The camp closed at a time unknown to me. :-(
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