• Sierra del Carmen

    Big Bend

    National Park Texas

Civilian Conservation Corps Photographs

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From 1934-37 and 1940-42, the Civilian Conservation Corps operated a camp in the Chisos Basin, developing facilities for the future national park.

At any one time, as many as two hundred young men between the ages of 18-25 worked, and played, in what is now Big Bend National Park. Their contribution to the infrastructure of the park was a critical step in the establishment of the national park here.

These photographs capture the life and work of the boys who served in the camp.

 
  • View of the CCC camp located in the Chisos Basin. Lettered buildings identified as: A- Headquarters Building B-Officer's Quarters C-Infirmary D-Recreation Hall E-Mess Hall F-Kitchen G-Radio Station H-Technical Service Quarters I through N-Crew Quarters O-Technical Office P-Chisos Power & Light Office
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Did You Know?

Sotol grasslands

Sotol is a plant found in the middle elevations of Big Bend National Park. The sotol plant is a crowded cluster of ribbonlike leaves up to three feet long, with sawtooth margins. In April and May, the plants produce a stalk 10-20 feet high which gives sotol a second name - Desert Candle. More...