CPS Camp Number 045

CPS Camp Number 045

Technical Agency: National Park Service

Summary:

CPS Camp No. 45, a National Park Service base camp located in Shenandoah National Park near Luray, Virginia and operated by the Mennonite Central Committee, opened in August 1942 and closed in July 1946. Men maintained and improved park and recreational facilities, including roads. They also performed conservation and fire prevention duties.

CPS Camp No. 45
CPS Camp No. 45
Old Rag Lookout.
Photo by Edgar M. Clemens
CPS Camp No. 45
CPS Camp No. 45
Caption on back of photo reads: "W. Hunsberger, splitting wood around camp."
Photo by Edgar M. Clemens
CPS Camp No. 45
CPS Camp No. 45
Caption on back of photo reads: "In the snow at Alto Peak. Left to right--Clarance Miller, Menno Beechy, Dave Yoder, Earl Hensel, Mose Yoder, Lester Tyson, Roman Beechy, Willard Hunsberger."
Photo by Edgar M. Clemens
CPS Camp No. 45
CPS Camp No. 45
Kenneth Bauman outside the office of camp #45 in Luray, Virginia.
Photo by Edgar M. Clemens
CPS Camp No. 45
CPS Camp No. 45
Sign for camp #45 in Luray, Virginia.
Photo by Edgar M. Clemens

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