Madison County

CCC Camp Site

Marker Text: A part of the national Civilian Conservation Corps program of the New Deal era, Camp Sam Houston in Madisonville was a soil conservation camp. Begun in July 1935 and occupied by workers one month later, the camp provided jobs for 196 men. Members of the camp worked with area farmers and ranchers, demonstrating techniques of soil erosion control and pasture management. Covering a radius of 21 miles, CCC improvement projects included all of Madison County, as well as portions of Grimes, Leon, and Walker Counties. The camp was closed in 1941. (1988)

Marker No. 11252

Aluminium 18 x 28 Subject Plate

Geographic: 30.941647, -95.928230

Location: On south side of SH 21, western city limits of Madisonville (one mile southwest of courthouse)