Acting president Charles Piercy greets CCC "Boy" John Stogran of Harrison County, West Virginia.
Stogran addressed the group about his experiences working on the scenic Skyline Drive, Virginia during the late 30s.
Elkins Historian Donald L Rice, who as a youth witnessed first hand the activities of the CCC "Boys" in Elkins, West Virginia, remembered that they not only built fire towers, planted trees, but would come to Wimer football field for sports competition between the camps. Rice described floats built by the CCC for the Mountain State Forest Festival in the late 30s. He related that many of the CCC "Boys" helped build the "Homestead" at Camp Tygart, constructed homes, sewage and water systems. Rice is curator of the Beverly, West Virginia Museum.