CPS Camp Number 023

CPS Camp Number 023

Technical Agency: Soil Conservation Service<

Summary:

CPS Camp No. 23, a Soil Conservation Service base camp located in Coshocton, Ohio and operated by the American Friends Service Committee opened in January 1942 and closed in February 1946. The men staffed the Soil Conservation Service’s experimental station, which was investigating the effects of water on soils.

CPS Camp No. 23
CPS Camp No. 23
Coshocton, Ohio.
Digital image from Civilian Public Service: Personal Papers & Miscellaneous Material (DG 056), Swarthmore College Peace Collection, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
CPS Camp No. 23
CPS Camp No. 23
Seed was a newsletter published by the men at Camp 23 from April 1942 to April 1944.
Digital Image from American Friends Service Committee: Civilian Public Service Records (DG002), Swarthmore College Peace Collection, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

Units:

* Map shows general location of units

  • Location: Coshocton, Ohio | Opened: January 1942 | Closed: February 1946