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OZARK TREE ARMY

The CCC at Devil's Den State Park

 

Ozark Tree Army: The CCC at Devil’s Den State Park

On exhibit through December 31, 2024Black-and-white image of a stone bridge with log railing with a dirt road leading up to it and trees in the background. At the entrance of the bridge is a sign made of log poles that reads, “C.C.C. Co. 3195, Devil’s Den, PROJ. SPS.” Shiloh Museum of Ozark History logo is at the bottom right.

Ozark Tree Army: The CCC at Devil’s Den State Park is a photo exhibit featuring many photographs and select artifacts from the 1930s-era Civilian Conservation Corps work at Devil’s Den State Park near West Fork, Arkansas. The park was created on October 13, 1933, and the first company of CCC workers arrived a week later. The photographs document the efforts of this New Deal program and hundreds of corps members as they created trails, built unique structures that fit the Ozark landscape, and developed infrastructure that allows us to still enjoy the park today.

Photo on the right shows a gravel road leading to a bridge built by the Civilian Conservation Corps at Devil’s Den State Park in this 1934 image. Image is from the Shiloh Museum’s Mrs. Billye Jean (Scroggins) Bell Collection (S-95-6-72).

 

Adventure Subaru logo.

 

The exhibit is sponsored by Adventure Subaru of Fayetteville.