CPS Camp Number 029

CPS Camp Number 029

Technical Agency: Forest Service

Summary:

CPS Camp No. 29, a Forest Service base camp located in Lyndhurst, Virginia near the Blue Ridge Parkway and operated by the Brethren Service Committee, opened in May 1942 and closed in January 1944. Assignees made improvements along the Blue Ridge Parkway.

CPS Camp No. 29
CPS Camp No. 29, Lyndhurst Virginia.
Campus Scene.
Digital Image © 2011 Brethren Historical Library and Archives. All Rights Reserved.
CPS Camp No. 29
CPS Camp No. 29
Lyndhurst, Virginia.
Digital Image © 2011 Brethren Historical Library and Archives. All Rights Reserved.
CPS Camp No. 29
CPS Camp No. 29, Lyndhurst Virginia.
Lake Sherando view from mountain top.
Digital Image © 2011 Brethren Historical Library and Archives. All Rights Reserved.
CPS Camp No. 29
CPS Camp No. 29
This Is Our Story was a newsletter published by the men at Camp 29 from March 1943 to January 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: Lyndhurst, Virginia | Opened: May 1942 | Closed: January 1944