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Click Here:  List of CCC Museums & Exhibits

Museums and Permanent Exhibits Commemorating

the Work of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)  

Last Updated July 13, 2007

Communities hold the key to displaying the history and heritage of the CCC.  CCC museums and permanent exhibits are scattered throughout America and continue to teach our conservation heritage.  

Repeated requests for location information on museums and exhibits is the basis for the development of the CCC Museum and Exhibits List.  The list offers our readers a glimpse of the scope of CCC heritage and provides an opportunity to enjoy this unique history.    

Please note that this list cannot be considered comprehensive and continues to change.  Because of its evolving nature, we encourage viewers to share additional or updated information on the locations, and; as a prospective visitor we suggest that you call to confirm its operating hours.   We continue to make every effort to include every museum or permanent exhibit we could find. If you are aware of additional museums or exhibits commemorating the work of the CCC, please contact the CCC Legacy at ccc@ccclegacy.org with information.  Thank you.

Arizona            

Museum – CCC Museum 

Colossal Cave Mountain Park

721 E. Old Spanish Trail

Vail , AZ 85641

Phone (520) 647-7275

info@colossalcave.com

www.colossalcave.com

 

Exhibit – South Mountain Environmental Education Center

South Mountain Park Preserve

10919 S. Central Avenue

Phoenix , AZ  
Phone (602) 534-6324  

www.phoenix.gov/parks/southmnt.html

 

Exhibit – Walnut Canyon Visitor Center

Walnut Canyon National Monument

Mailing Address: 6400 N. Highway 89

Flagstaff , AZ 86004

Phone (928) 526-3367

www.nps.gov/waca

 

Arkansas

 

Exhibits - Lake Ponder

Crowley's Ridge State Park

2092 Highway 168 North

Paragould, AR  72450

Phone (807) 573-6751

Email:  crowleysridge@arkansas.com 

www.arkansasstateparks.com/crowleysridge 

                

California

 

Museum – Conservation Corps State Museum  

PO Box 13510

San Luis Obispo , CA 93406

(805) 788-0517

Email: sudran@urbancorps.org

www.militarymuseum.org 

                            

Connecticut        

 

Northeast States Civilian Conservation Corps Museum

Shenipsit State Forest Headquarters

166 Chestnut Hill Road (Rte 190)

Stafford Springs, CT 06076

(860) 684-3430  

NESCCCMuseum@aol.com    

www.cccmuseum.org (coming soon)

 

Florida  

 

Museum - Highland Hammocks State Park

5931 Hammock Road

Sebring , FL 33872

Phone (863) 386-6094

Email:  hammock@strato.net  

www.abfla.com/parks/HighlandsHammock

 

Georgia

 

Museum - CCC Museum

Vogel State Park

7485 Vogel State Park Road

Blairsville, VA  30512

Phone (706) 745-2628

www.gastateparks.org/info/vogel

 

Idaho

 

Exhibit - Central Idaho Cultural Center and Museum

1001 State Street

McCall , Idaho

Phone (208) 634-4497

www.inidaho.com     

           

Illinois               

Museum - Civilian Conservation Corps Museum

Black Hawk State Historic Site

1510  46th Avenue 

Rock Island , IL 61201

Phone 309-788-0177

Fax 309-788-9865

www.blackhawkpark.org

 

Iowa

 

Museum - Iowa Civilian Conservation Corps Museum

Backbone State Park

1347 129th Street

Dundee, IA  52038

Phone (563) 924-2527

Fax (563) 924-2827

Email: backbone@dnr.state.ia.us        

http://www.iowadnr.com/parks/state_park_list/backbone.html 

 

Massachusetts

 

Exhibit - National Heritage Museum

33 Marrett Road

Lexington, MA  02421

Phone (781) 861-6559

www.nationalheritagemuseum.org 

 

Michigan  

 

Museum - Michigan State CCC Museum

11747 N. Higgins Lake Drive

Roscommon , MI 48653  

Phone (989) 348-6178

www.michigan.gov/cccmuseum

 

Minnesota

 

Exhibit - Restored CCC Camp

Rabideau CCC Camp National Historic Landmark

Chippewa National Forest, Blackduck Ranger District

417 Forestry Drive

Blackduck, MN  56630

Phone (218) 835-3160

http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/forests/chippewa/recreation/camprabideau.php 

 

Missouri  

 

Museum – The CCC Museum - National Association of CCC Alumni

16 Hancock Avenue

St. Louis , MO 63125

Phone (314) 487-8666

Email: nacca@aol.com

www.cccalumni.org  

 

Montana

 

Exhibit - Rocky Mountain Museum of Military History

P.O. Box 7263

Missoula, MT  59807

Phone (406) 549-5346

Email:  info@fortmissoula.org

www.fortmissoula.org 

 

New Hampshire   

 

Museum - Richard Diehl Civilian Conservation Corps Museum

Bear Brook State Park

Rt. 28

Allenstown , NH 03275

Phone (603) 485-9874

www.nhparks.state.nh.us/ParksPages/BearBrook/BearBrk.html

 

Exhibit – New Hampshire Telephone Museum

22 East Main Street

Warner, NH 03278

Phone (603) 456-2234

www.nhtelephonemuseum.com

 

New Mexico

 

Exhibit - Bandelier National Monument

15 Entrance Road

Los Alamos, NM 87544

Phone (505) 672-3861 x517

Fax (505) 672-9607

www.nps.gov/band/ 

 

New York

Exhibit - Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

4079 Albany Post Road

Hyde Park, NY  12538

Phone (845) 486-7770

email: roosevelt.library@nara.gov

www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/museum.html 

 

Museum - New York State Civilian Conservation Corps Museum Gilbert Lake State Park

18 CCC Road

Laurens , NY 13796  

Phone (607) 432-2114 

Email: nyscccmuseum@stny.rr.com 

www.nyscccmuseum.com

 

Pennsylvania

 

Museum - Lou and Helen Adams CCC Museum  

Parker Dam State Park

28 Fairview Road

Penfield , PA 15849-9799

Phone (814) 765-0630 

Email: parkerdamsp@state.pa.us

www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/parkerdam.aspx

 

South Carolina

 

Museum - Civilian Conservation Corps Museum at the Drummond Center

Lake Greenwood State Park

302 State Park Road

The Drummond Center

Ninety Six, SC  29666

Phone (864) 543-3535

http://www.southcarolinaparks.com/park-finder/state-park/926.aspx 

 

South Dakota 

 

 Museum Coming Soon -Scheduled to open Spring 2008 

 South Dakota Civilian Conservation Corps Museum -  Hill City, SD

 For more information contact:  Peggy Sanders  
 4331 East Oral Road
 Oral, SD 57766
 Phone 605-424-2795
 www.civilianconservationcorps.blogspot.com   

 

Exhibit – Cultural Heritage Center

900 Governors Drive

Pierre , SD

www.state.sd.us

 

Exhibit – Pactola Visitor Center

Pactola Reservoir , U.S. Forest Service

Black Hills National Forest

Rapid City , SD , 57702

Phone: 605-343-1567

 

Exhibit – Peter Norbeck Visitor Center

Custer State Park
13329 US Hwy 16A
Custer , SD 57730

Phone (605) 255-4464

www.sdgfp.info/parks/Regions/Custer/Index.htm 

 

Texas

 

Museum - Longhorn Cavern State Park

 P.O. Box 732

Burnet , TX 78611  

www.longhorncaverns.com

 

Virginia

 

Museum - Civilian Conservation Corps Museum

Pocahontas State Park

10301 State Park Road 

Chesterfield, VA  23832-6355 

Phone: (804) 796-4255 

www.dcr.virginia.gov/state_parks/cccmus.shtml 

 

Exhibits – Prince William Forest Park Visitor Center  

Mailing Address: 18100 Park Headquarters Road  

Triangle , VA 22172-1644

Phone: (703) 221-7181

www.nps.gov/prwi    

Exhibits – Shenandoah National Park

Mailing Address: 3655 US Highway 211 East

Luray , VA 22835

Phone (540) 999-3500 

www.nps.gov/shen               

   

Washington

 

Museum – CCC Interpretive Center 

Deception Pass State Park 

7150 Cleanwater Drive S.W. 

Olympia , WA 

Phone (360) 675-2417 

www.parks.wa.gov

Washington, DC

 

Exhibit - National Museum of American History

14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW

Washington, DC

www.americanhistory.si.edu 

 

NOTE:  The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History is closed for  renovations through the summer of 2008

 

West Virginia

Museum – West Virginia CCC Museum  

(in the old Quiet Dell schoolhouse in Harrison County , just off Exit 115 of Interstate 79)

Mailing Address: c/o Dr. Robert E. Anderson, President 

31 Maple Lake Drive

Bridgeport , WV   26330

Phone (304) 842-5194  

Email:  wvacccma@hotmail.com

www.wva-ccc-legacy.org/

   

Wisconsin 

 

Museum – Civilian Conservation Corps Museum

5636 River View Drive

Rhinelander, WI 54501

Phone (715) 369-4597

www.rhinelanders-morningside.com

 

Wyoming

 

Museum - Civilian Conservation Corps Museum

Guernsey State Park

Highway 317

Guernsey, WY  82214

http://wyoshpo.state.wy.us/guernsey.htm 

 

Exhibit - Museum of the Mountain Man

Sublette County Historical Society

P.O. Box 909

700 E. Hennick

Pinedale, WY  82941

Phone (877) 686-6266

Fax (307) 367-6768

Email: museummtman@wyoming.com

www.museumofthemountainman.com 

 
 

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