page_title: Civilian Conservation Corps
hierarchical_section_title: Civilian Conservation Corps
caption_attribution_description: English: Civilian Conservation Corps camps of Michigan. From top to bottom: Camp Newberry in Luce County, Michigan shortly after it was established Camp Newberry with more permanent buildings A white rail fence marking the entrance to Camp Au Sale in Grayling, Michigan.
context_page_description: The Civilian Conservation Corps was started by Franklin D. Roosevelt during the Great Depression. The CCC gave young men jobs such as fighting forest fires, digging ditches, and planting trees. The CCC paid these men about thirty dollars a month. At first, it was planned to get men out of the cities, but more men came from small towns and rural areas.
context_section_description: The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was started by Franklin D. Roosevelt during the Great Depression. The CCC gave young men jobs such as fighting forest fires, digging ditches, and planting trees. The CCC paid these men about thirty dollars a month. At first, it was planned to get men out of the cities, but more men came from small towns and rural areas.
caption: CCC camps in Michigan; the tents were soon changed to barracks by Army employers for the workers.
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