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11/2007 LIST OF CCC WORKER STATUES LOCATIONS To honor and commemorate the hard work and accomplishments of the Civilian Conservation Corps established on March 31, 1933 by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, a CCC Worker Statue was created to be placed across the nation primarily in sites where they worked. Most of these sites are in national or state parks. The ones listed below have been funded primarily by the members of the existing National Association of the Civilian Conservation Corps Alumni, either by one of the chapters. Others have been funded by individual members or their family members as a memorial to that individual. Some states are fortunate to have more than one of the statues but as of November, 2007 there are twenty states that do not have one of the CCC Worker Statue honoring the men who worked in their state. Any individual or organization that would be interested in obtaining and placing a CCC Worker statue in one of those states (listed below) may contact the NNDPA Office at P. O. Box 602, Santa Fe, NM 87504 or newdeal@cybermesa.com or (505) 473-3985. At this time a statue and bronze plaque cost approximately $20,000 which includes delivery to the site. Or you can contact the NACCCA Main Headquarters directly at P. O. Box 16429, St. Louis, MO 63125-0429 or (314) 487-8666. A. STATES WITHOUT CCC WORKER STATES 1. Alabama 2. Alaska 3. Arizona 4. California 5. Connecticut 6. Delaware 7. District of Columbia 8. Hawaii 9. Indiana 10. Iowa 11. Maryland 12. Mississippi 13. Nebraska 14. Nevada 15. New Mexico 16. Oklahoma 17. Rhode Island 18. Utah 19. Vermont 20. Wyoming B. LOCATIONS OF EXISTING CCC WORKER STATUES
STATUE NO. 1 North Higgins State Park, Roscommon, MI , June 3, 1995. Total cost $35,000. Contributions by many loyal CCC veterans. Representing Chapters 29, 58, 129, 144, 161 & 163. Cost included manufacture of mold to be used for other statues. Corporations contributed a portion. STATUE NO. 2 located at NACCCA headquarters, St. Louis, MO April 14, 1996. Cost was $20,000 paid by donations and NACCCA funds approved by membership. STATUE NO. 3 School of Conservation, Branchville, NJ, November 4, 1996. Paid by private funds of Henry Billitz, CCC veteran, living in St. Augustine, FL. Henry served in CCC Company No. 1266, S-71, in 1941. This company and one other , CCC Company 218, S-51, were the base for creation of the School of Conservation, Division of Montclair University. John J. Kirk, Director of SOC stated on dedication: "These men participated in the worlds most famous conservation program. America will never be able to repay them. All that is great and good about conservation we owe to the CCC". STATUE NO. 4 Highlands Hammock State Park, Sebring FL., dedicated August 2, 1997. The fourth CCC worker statue was donated by Henry Billitz in honor of his brother, Emil Billitz who suffered complete paralysis as the result of a truck accident while serving in the CCC. Through hard work and therapy he regained the use of his upper body. The statue is also dedicated to the 2,876 men who lost their lives while working for the CCC between 1933 and 1942. Henry Billitz also donated another CCC Worker Statue at New Jersey School of Conservation, Branchville, NJ. STATUE NO. 5 Located in Watoga State Park Marlington, West Virginia dedicated June 5, 1999 and paid by private funds, Denver Dial, Director. STATUE NO. 6 Located in Leonard Harrison State Park, Tioga County, Pa.. dedicated on August 14, 1999. Paid by Richard H. Murtland of Plano, TX., son of Richard G. Murtland, a former CCC member who served in Darling Run Camp, 1937 to 1939. STATUE NO. 7 Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park, Pine Mountain, GA., dedicated September 18, 1999. Paid by private funds contributed by CCC members who served in area camps and some state funds. This statue was dedicated by U.S. Senator Max Cleland of Georgia, whose father Hugh, a CCC veteran, was present for the dedication. In his outstanding speech, Senator Cleland referred to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's famous "Rendezvous with Destiny" speech given in 1936. "Some generations," Roosevelt said, "much is given; some generations much is required. This generation has a rendezvous with destiny." The Senator continued, "And you met that destiny. You met it in wonderful, classic, heroic form. And that's why those of us who come in after you sit in awe of your generation and your contribution, of what you did with so little and gave back so much.---particularly in the CCC, That's why we have a historical marker here today in this FDR Park." STATUE NO. 8 Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area (CVNRA), NPS, Peninsula, OH, dedicated September 8, 2000. Paid by R. Bruce Budinger, son-in-law of former CCC member Charles Varro, who served in CO 318 (F-1) Allegheny National Forest, Marienville, Pa from 1939 to 1941. The statue is installed at the Happy Days Visitor Center, built by the CCC in 1939. The CVNRA was dedicated in December 1974. STATUE NO. 9 Dedicated September 23, 2000, in Cascade Park, New Castle, Pa. Funding from the State of Pennsylvania, City of New Castle and private sources, including Wal-Mart. The project was coordinated by Angelo Nocera, President of NACCCA Chapter 125, and other members of the Chapter. STATUE NO. 10 Dedicated April 24, 2001 in Capitol Public Plaza, Augusta, Maine. The project was coordinated by Phil Gouzie, President of NACCCA Chapter 111, with the assistance of State Representative Robert W. Duplessie of Maine. National New Deal Preservation Association (NNDPA) requests
your help with Congress to obtain CCC Worker Statues for states without statues. Mini CCC Workers Statues are now also available. |
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