Today in Wheeling History: May 16--C.E. Dill became superintendent of Camp Waddington, a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp at Oglebay Park, stepping up from his previous staff position as landscape architect (1936).
Camp Waddington was a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp located at Oglebay Park in Wheeling, West Virginia, from 1935 to 1937. The camp housed approximately 200 young men who were paid $30 a month, $25 of which was sent directly to their families, to work on various improvement projects throughout the park in conjunction with the Works Progress Administration (WPA).
Key projects completed by the CCC enrollees included constructing roads, trails, picnic shelters, cabins, tennis courts, and laying the groundwork for the Crispin Center. They also helped with flood relief efforts in 1935 and 1936. The camp provided educational and recreational opportunities for its members in addition to the manual labor.
Several of the structures built by the CCC remain in use today, including the Crispin Center, the outdoor amphitheater, Caddy Camp and Camp Russel. The natural sandstone Crispin Center, constructed in 1937-1938, still stands as a tribute to the quality craftsmanship of the CCC and WPA workers during the Depression era. Overall, the work done by Camp Waddington was instrumental in developing Oglebay Park's infrastructure and recreational facilities while providing meaningful employment to local men during a time of great economic hardship.
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Photo credits: Ohio County Public Library Archives, Wheeling, WV; The Clio, Library of Congress, Weelunk
Camp Waddington was a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp located at Oglebay Park in Wheeling, West Virginia, from 1935 to 1937. The camp housed approximately 200 young men who were paid $30 a month, $25 of which was sent directly to their families, to work on various improvement projects throughout the park in conjunction with the Works Progress Administration (WPA).
Key projects completed by the CCC enrollees included constructing roads, trails, picnic shelters, cabins, tennis courts, and laying the groundwork for the Crispin Center. They also helped with flood relief efforts in 1935 and 1936. The camp provided educational and recreational opportunities for its members in addition to the manual labor.
Several of the structures built by the CCC remain in use today, including the Crispin Center, the outdoor amphitheater, Caddy Camp and Camp Russel. The natural sandstone Crispin Center, constructed in 1937-1938, still stands as a tribute to the quality craftsmanship of the CCC and WPA workers during the Depression era. Overall, the work done by Camp Waddington was instrumental in developing Oglebay Park's infrastructure and recreational facilities while providing meaningful employment to local men during a time of great economic hardship.
To learn more: (https://tinyurl.com/253x4x4u) (https://tinyurl.com/yc3vxt2x) (https://tinyurl.com/ymsst542) (https://tinyurl.com/y4p7wvh3) (https://tinyurl.com/n65y25nv) (https://tinyurl.com/2esv993z) (https://tinyurl.com/mr3x7ff6) (https://tinyurl.com/swfrht96) (https://tinyurl.com/bdzewhwp)
Photo credits: Ohio County Public Library Archives, Wheeling, WV; The Clio, Library of Congress, Weelunk
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