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Civilian Public Service Camp (Camino, California, USA)

CPS Camp 31
CPS men constructing a dam, which
will help to prevent erosion. Scan
courtesy Mennonite Church USA
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The Camino Mennonite Civilian Public Service Camp No. 31, often known as Camp Snowline, was located approximately 60 miles (100 km) east of Sacramento, and three miles (five km) west of Camino, California. The camp was operated under the U.S. Forestry Service from April 1942 to December 1946. In the early autumn of 1945 more than 180 men were located here, engaged principally in forest fire prevention and fighting and related tasks.

Bibliography

Gingerich, Melvin. Service for peace: a history of Mennonite Civilian Public Service. Akron, PA: Mennonite Central Committee, 1949.

Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 499. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.

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MLA style: Gingerich, Melvin. "Civilian Public Service Camp (Camino, California, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1953. Web. 19 June 2013. http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/C52_31.html.

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