CPS Camp Number 028

CPS Camp Number 028

Technical Agency: Forest Service

Summary:

CPS Camp No. 28, a Forest Service base camp located on the Jasper –Pulaski Game Preserve five miles north of Medaryville, Indiana, and operated by the Mennonite Central Committee, opened in April 1942 and closed in May 1946. The men planted trees in areas of strip mining and muddy farms.

CPS Camp No. 28
CPS Camp No. 28 Medaryville, Indiana
Civilian Public Service camp 28, Medaryville, Indiana. Getting ready for planting see- Forestry.
Box 1, Folder 18. MCC Photographs, Civilian Public Service, 1941-1947. IX-13-2.2. Mennonite Central Committee Photo Archive
CPS Camp No. 28
CPS Camp No. 28 Medaryville, Indiana
CPS Camp No. 28, Medaryville, Indiana. An improvised pile driver - working on the banks of the Kaukakee River to prevent flood in high water.
Photo #791. Box 1, Folder 18. MCC Photogrpahs, Civilian Public Service, 1941-1947. IX-13-2.2. Mennonite Central Committee Photo Archive
CPS Camp No. 28
CPS Camp No. 28 Medaryville, Indiana
CPS Camp No. 28, Medaryville, Indiana. A pull on the sod cutter.
Photo #268. Box 1, Folder 18. MCC Photographs, Civilian Public SErvice, 1941-1947. IX-13-2.2. Mennonite Central Committee Photo Archive
Chorus Practice
Chorus Practice
Chorus practice with Alvin Shrock, Director
Mennonite Central Committee Historical Archives, Photographer, Charles Schumacher

Units:

* Map shows general location of units

  • Location: Medaryville, Indiana | Opened: April 1942 | Closed: May 1946