July 15, 1935
CCC Camp Opens Near Caddell
A Civilian Conservation Corps camp began on Preston County Country Club property at Caddell, near present-day Camp Dawson. First known as Camp Fairfax and later as Camp Preston, it was fully operating by September. Its planned work included roads on Caddell Mountain, forest cleanup, and a telegraph line; the camp became the predecessor of Camp Rhododendron.
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National Park Service, New Deal Resources in West Virginia, Section E, pp. 6–7
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Civilian Conservation Corps Boys in Camp Preston, Kingwood, W. Va. — West Virginia History OnView 031779 (date unknown)
This undated photograph shows unidentified Camp Preston members; it is not identified as a photograph of the camp’s July 15, 1935 opening.
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