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| − | Archives-Goshen IX-13-2-2 | + | Archives-Goshen ]IX-13-2-2'']] The Camino Mennonite [[Civilian Public Service|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. |
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| − | '']] The Camino Mennonite [[Civilian Public Service|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 = | = Bibliography = | ||
Gingerich, Melvin. <em>Service for peace: a history of Mennonite Civilian Public Service. </em>Akron, PA: Mennonite Central Committee, 1949. | Gingerich, Melvin. <em>Service for peace: a history of Mennonite Civilian Public Service. </em>Akron, PA: Mennonite Central Committee, 1949. | ||
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Revision as of 13:58, 23 August 2013
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.
| Author(s) | Melvin Gingerich |
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| Date Published | 1953 |
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Gingerich, Melvin. "Civilian Public Service Camp (Camino, California, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1953. Web. 24 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Civilian_Public_Service_Camp_(Camino,_California,_USA)&oldid=91457.
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Gingerich, Melvin. (1953). Civilian Public Service Camp (Camino, California, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Civilian_Public_Service_Camp_(Camino,_California,_USA)&oldid=91457.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 499. All rights reserved.
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