Annual Gathering · 2018

2018 Annual Gathering

Portland, Oregon · September 27–28, 2018

Annual Gathering — 2018

Portland, Oregon

September 27–28, 2018

“Together — Honoring the "CCC Boys" of America”

The 2018 gathering brought members to the Pacific Northwest to walk the ground shaped by CCC labor — Silver Falls State Park, Zigzag Ranger Station on Mt. Hood, and Timberline Lodge, constructed at 6,000 feet in 1937. An official proclamation honoring the CCC was issued by Oregon's Governor's office. The event was dedicated to Phil Gouzie (1922–2018), who championed CCC scholarships and facilitated placement of the CCC Worker Statue at Maine's State Capitol in Augusta.

Field Notes

Sites & Highlights

Silver Falls State Park — Oregon's largest state park, featuring ten waterfalls across 9,000 acres; CCC members planted the trees anchoring this landscape
Zigzag Ranger Station — built by Company 928 at Camp Zigzag; nine structures still in active use; listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1986
Timberline Lodge — WPA-built at 6,000 feet on Mt. Hood (Oregon's highest peak at 11,249 ft); CCC developed surrounding trails and recreation features
Legacy Achievement Award presented to Emil Sabol, NACCCA Chapter #4 President, for facilitating the CCC Worker Statue placement at the Oregon Forest History Center