HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 5

(By Delegates Caputo, Manchin, Cann,

Renner, Warner, Iaquinta and Fragale)


[Introduced January 28, 2004; referred to the

Committee on Rules.]


Honoring the contributions of the Civilian Conservation Corps in West Virginia and acknowledging the establishment of a Civilian Conservation Corps Museum located in Harrison County, West Virginia.

Whereas , On March 31, 1933, President Franklin Roosevelt signed into law the authorization to form a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) to help alleviate the horrific unemployment problems of the Great Depression, and this year marks the 71st anniversary of the CCC; and
Whereas, There were 67 CCC camps located in the State of West Virginia, and an estimated 55,000 men served in the West Virginia CCC camps; and
Whereas, The men of the CCC provided vital resource conservation and fire prevention in our forests, planted millions of trees, built hundreds of miles of roads and dozens of bridges, built flood control mechanisms and water conservation ponds, and built many of our state parks, lodges, swimming pools and other recreational areas; and
Whereas, Many of the CCC men diligently applied themselves on weekends and during evenings to learn job skills that would enable them to be effective components of the workforce upon completion of CCC service, and many of the CCC men went on to further distinguish themselves as brave soldiers during World War II; and
 Whereas, The West Virginia CCC Museum Association has established a CCC museum in the Quiet Dell School House in Harrison County near the actual site of a CCC camp to preserve the legacy of the CCC for future generations; and
 Whereas, The West Virginia CCC Museum Association is currently planning to expand the museum by constructing a replica CCC barracks adjacent to the Quiet Dell School House; therefore, be it
 Resolved by the House of Delegates of West Virginia:
That the House of Delegates hereby honors and acknowledges the contributions of the Civilian Conservation Corps to the State of West Virginia - much of which exists still today for the welfare and benefit of the citizens of this State; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the House of Delegates hereby acknowledges and commends the West Virginia CCC Museum Association for its efforts to preserve the legacy of the CCC by establishing a CCC Museum in Harrison County; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates is directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the West Virginia CCC Museum.