Civilian Public Service Camp (Wells Tannery, Pennsylvania, USA)
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| CPS men planting trees. Scan courtesy Mennonite Church USA Archives-Goshen IX-13-2-2 |
Sideling Hill Civilian Public Service Camp No. 20, Wells Tannery, Pennsylvania, operated by the Mennonite Central Committee, was opened in October 1941 and closed in October 1944. The work project was divided between landscaping and erosion control on the Pennsylvania Turnpike and soil conservation. The camp had a capacity of 120 men.
Bibliography
Gingerich, Melvin. Service for Peace. Akron, 1949: 121.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 523. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.
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