“Civilian Conservation Corps Camp – Orman Dam”

camp br-2 (dbr-2): Orman Dam: Located 1.8 miles N; 0.9 mile NW Company: 2750 - - 7/18/34-5/18/42

The Civilian Conservation Corps was a federal work-relief program during the Great Depression. From 1933-1942, the CCC provided work for 31,097 jobless men in South Dakota - - about 1700 war veterans, 4554 American Indians, and 2834 supervisors. The U.S. Army provided 200-man camps, food, clothing, medical care, and pay, and educational, recreational, and religious programs. The Office of Indian Affairs provided similar services for units on Indian reservations.

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