CPS Camp Number 057

CPS Camp Number 057

Technical Agency: Bureau of Reclamation

Summary:

CPS Camp No. 57, a Bureau of Land Reclamation base camp located northwest of Hill City, South Dakota and operated by the Mennonite Central Committee, opened in October 1942 and closed in May 1946. The men finished building Deerfield Dam, a major irrigation project.

CPS Camp No. 57
CPS Camp No. 57, Hill City, South Dakota.
Six men in class. Progress and poverty class, course in Economics.
Box 1, Folder 29. MCC Photographs, Civilian Public Service, 1941-1947. IX-13-2.2. Mennonite Central Committee Photo Archive
CPS Camp No. 57
CPS Camp No. 57
Civilian Public Service camp #57, Hill City, South Dakota
Digital image at Mennonite Church USA Archives, North Newton, Kansas
Date: ca. 1943
CPS Camp No. 57
CPS Camp No. 57
The Rushmore Reflector was a newsletter published by the men at Camp 57 from January 1943 to February 1946.
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: Hill City, South Dakota | Opened: October 1942 | Closed: May 1946