Camp Seebert, CCC Company 1535, was
established at Watoga, on the Greenbrier River near today's site of
Cabins # 1 and # 2 of Watoga State Park. Designated as SP-1, Company
1535 helped to develop the park with roads, bridges and cabin
construction. The men of Camp Seebert also built the
superintendant's quarters and a visitors' center/administration
building. Company 1535 also operated the Current Run Ferry across the
river for guests and workers going back and forth to the park.
Unfortunately,
this
CCC company of men was not present for the formal opening of the park
to witness the initial public use of the fruits of their hard
labor. According to the CCC District newspaper, the park was
opened in July of 1937, just 4 months after this CCC Company was
discontinued and disbanded.
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View of the camp barracks. Note the ruggedness of the camp site's
terrain in 1935.
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Camp Seebert across Current Run. Note in the foreground the
unidentified objects, possibly geese in the water.
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Mike Shaffer of Fairmont beside his ambulance. Mike was a jack of all
trades in camp when he wasn't on call for medical emergencies.
After serving in WW ll, he woked in Marion County and was an avid
bowler with averages better than 175.
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These two unidentified men were senior project administrators of the
camp.
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