CPS Camp Number 031

CPS Camp Number 031

Technical Agency: Forest Service

Summary:

CPS Camp No. 31, a Forest Service base camp west of Camino, California in the Eldorado National Forest and operated by the Mennonite Central Committee, opened in April 1942 and closed in December 1946. Men made transportation improvements, worked in erosion control, fought and prevented fires.

CPS Camp No. 31
CPS Camp No. 31, Placerville, Camino, California.
Civilian Public Service dam construction to prevent canyon erosion.
Digital image, Photo #50. Box 1, Folder 19 MCC Photographs, Civilian Public Service, 1941-1947. IX-13-2.2. Mennonite Central Committee Photo Archive
CPS Camp No. 31
CPS Camp No. 31, Placerville, Camino, California.
CPS Camp No. 31, Camino, California. Sawing lumber in the sawmill built and operated by C.P.S. men.
Box 1, Folder 19. MCC Photographs, Civilian Public Service, 1941-1947. IX-13-2.2. Mennonite Central Committee Photo Archive
CPS Camp No. 31
CPS Camp No. 31, Placerville, Camino, California.
CPS Camp No. 31, Camino, California. Institute of Forest Genetics. Tom Robbins, botanist.
Box 1, Folder 19. MCC Photographs, Civilian Public Service, 1941-1947. IX-13-2.2. Mennonite Central Committee Photo Archive
CPS Camp No. 31, Boxing
CPS Camp No. 31, Placerville, Camino, California
Boxing at CPS Camp 31, 1945.
From the private collection of Leo Harder, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 2.5
CPS Camp No. 31, Dormitory
CPS Camp No. 31, Placerville, Camino, California
Inside of the dormitory at CPS Camp 31.
From the private collection of Leo Harder, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 2.5.
CPS Camp No. 31, Firefighting Crew
CPS Camp No. 31, Placerville, Camino, California
Firefighting crew. From left to right: Karl Unruh, Marvin Doerkson, Leo Harder, Melvin Flickinger, Max Miller.
From the private collection of Leo Harder, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 2.5
CPS Camp No. 31
CPS Camp No. 31, Placerville, Camino, California
Opening road up to Hunker Hill near CPS Camp 31. Left to right: Marvin Doerksen, Max Miller, Karl Unruh, Melvin Flickinger, and Joe Bauman (foreman).
From the private collection of Leo Harder, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 2.5
Date: 1945
Letter to Camp Camino
Letter to Camp Camino
Letter to Camp Camino by L.J. Anderson
Mennonite Central Committee Archival Photo
Date: December 29, 1942
Letter from the Carol Singers
Letter from the Carol Singers
Response to letter from L.J. Anderson
Mennonite Central Committee Archival Photo
Date: December 31, 1942

Units:

* Map shows general location of units

  • Location: Camino, California | Opened: April 1942 | Closed: December 1946