Civilian Conservation Corps
​at Possum Kingdom State Park

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Marker No: 896

Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker

Geographic: 32.863972, -98.559082

Marker Text: The Civilian Conservation Corps Company 2888 was transferred here from Tyler in May 1941 to develop Possum Kingdom State Park. The CCC enrollees cleared the park area and shoreline, laid a waterline, built campsites and picnic tables, constructed culverts and more than seven miles of Park Road 33. The CCC camp included barracks for 200 men, a library/recreation building, a kitchen/mess hall, shops, a classroom and infirmary. Closed July 13, 1942, with the advent of World War II, this was the last CCC Camp in Texas. The park continues to serve the region. (1996)

Location: Park Road 33 at Possum Kingdom State Park, 18 miles north of Caddo (Caddo is in Stephens Company)