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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. Oklahoma

16. Rhode Island

17. Utah

18. Vermont

19. Wyoming

B. LOCATIONS OF EXISTING CCC WORKER STATUES

1. North Higgins State Park	Roscommon, MI
2. NACCCA Headquarters	St. Louis, MO (Jefferson Barracks)
3. NJ School of Conservation	Branchville, NJ
4. Highlands Hammock State Park	Sebring, FL
5. Watoga State Park	Marlington, WV
6. Leonard Harrison State Park	Tioga County, PA
7. Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park	Pine Mountain, GA
8. Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area	Peninsula, OH
9. State Museum	Augusta, ME
10. Cascade Park	New Castle, PA
11. Forest Preserve District	Willow Springs, IL
12. Bear Brook State Park	Allenstown, NH
13. Oconee State Park	Mountain Rest, South Carolina
14. Tahquamenon Logging Museum	Newberry, MI
15. Devil’s Den State Park	Arkansas (northwest)
16. Letchworth State Park	Castile, New York
17. Oregon State Forestry Park	Salem, OR
18. Freetown State Forest	Assonet, MA
19. Roosevelt Park	Edison, NJ
20. Fond du Lac Historical Society	Fond du Lac, WS
21. Singletary State Park	Kelly, NC
22. Promised Land State Park	Greentown, PA
23. Pisgah Ranger District	Pisgah National Forest, NC
24.White Rock Lake Park	Dallas, TX
25. Devil’s Lake State Park	Baraboo, WS
26. Florida Caverns State Park	Marianna, FL
27. Red Rocks Amphitheater	Denver, CO
28. Marion County Park	Marion, KS
29. Deception Pass State Park	Oak Harbor, WA 30. Rapides State 1-49
30. Crawford State Park	Farlington, KS
31. Welcome Center	Boyce, LA
32. Cabwaylingo State Park	Dunow, WV
33. Savenac Tree Nursery	Lolo Nat. Forest, Haugan, MT
34. John James Audubon State Park	Kentucky
35. Shenandoah National Park	Luray, VA
36. Townley Engineering & Mfg. Co.	Candler, FL
37. Historical and Cultural Museum	McCall, ID
38. City of Willmar Honor Park	Willmar, MN
39. Giant State Park Lodge	Makanda, IL
40. Minnesota Conservation Corps	Maplewood, MN
41. Ft. Abraham Lincoln State Park	Mandan, ND
42. Laurel Hill State Park	Somerset, PA
43. Warren County Visitor Center	Warren, PA
44. O’Leno State Park	High Springs, FL
45. Forest Chamber of Commerce	Hill City, SD
46. Petit Jean State Park, AR	Petit Jean State Park
47. Elephant Butte State Park	Elephant Butte, NM
48. Colossal Cave Park	Vail, AZ
49. NM State Capitol Grounds	Santa Fe, NM
50. Phoenix South Mountain Park	Phoenix, AZ
51. Hill City Visitor Center/CCC Museum	Hill City, SD
52. Hartwick Pines State Park Logging Museum	Grayling, M
53. Lacey Keosauqua State Park	Iowa

This is how the first 10 statues where funded.

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.

Kathryn Flynn, Exec. Director of the NNDPA, has contacted the son of a CCC Worker, Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-New Mexico), requesting his help in obtaining through the U.S. Senate funding to purchase CCC Worker Statues for the states where none exist at this time. The organization is requesting everyone's help in supporting this request by contacting your senators in Washington to help Bingaman make this a reality. refer to list above to see what states are without statutes. If you live in one of those states, please contact your senators and ask him to help Sen. Bingaman. His office number in Washington, DC is 202) 224-1792. If you live in others states but would like to support this, please contact your senators also for their assistance on this project. For more information about this, contact Kathy Flynn at newdeal@cybermesa.com or call 505) 473-3985 or cell 690-5845.

Mini CCC Workers Statues are now also available.

NACCCA Chapter 129 OF Grayling, Michigan has since 1995 championed the effort to bring recognition to CCC built landmarks by encouraging the placement of the six foot CCC Worker statues. Now they are making available a new fundraising program for NACCCA which includes the sale of a tabletop commemorative statue that is only nine (9) inches tall including its base. It does not feature the same "worker figure" having been crafted in the likeness of John L. Selesky. This young figure is carrying a shovel(not leaning on it) and costs $100. The statues can be personalized with a brass plaque and may be ordered thru John L. Selesky at P.O. Box 507, Rose City, Michigan 48654. Telephone/fax: 989-695-2308.

ATTENTION CCC ALUMNI FROM DUSTBOWL—Ken Burns is looking to interview CCC alumni who worked in the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles, northeastern New Mexico, Southeastern Colorado and southwestern Kansas. If you know someone who qualifies contact Ms. Julie Dunfey, Florentine Films, P. O. Box 613, Walpole, NH 03608, 603-756-4141.