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Special Event

Event

Civilian Conservation Corps Encampment

Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site

Fee:

Free.

Dates & Times

Date:

Saturday, April 25, 2026

Time:

9:00 AM

Duration:

7 hours

Type of Event

Living History

Description

Did you know that the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) helped to restore Hopewell Furnace in the 1930s? Learn more about the role of the CCC at Hopewell and the organization's impact on the country during the Great Depression. Reenactors portraying the CCC will offer programs and demonstrations:

  • Learn how the men of the CCC might have lived at Hopewell Furnace at a recreation barrack scene
  • Check out an original 1930s CCC truck
  • Try your hand at a log sawing activity and have your own wooden medallion branded with the CCC logo at the Blacksmith Shop
  • Complete a special CCC Junior Ranger book and earn a Hopewell Furnace CCC Junior Ranger patch!

Reservation or Registration: No

Image Gallery

Image of a person in CCC uniform and 1930s truck with text providing event details.
Image of a person in CCC uniform and 1930s truck with text providing event details.
Learn how the Civilian Conservation Corps contributed to the creation of Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site.
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