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The Clear Spring Camp, Unit 4 of [[Civilian Public Service|Civilian Public Service]] Camp No. 24, often known as the [[Civilian Public Service Camp (Hagerstown, Maryland, USA)|Hagerstown Camp]], was located about five miles (eight km) north of Clear Spring on a farm owned by the [[Mennonite Publishing House (Scottdale, Pennsylvania, USA)|Mennonite Publishing House]], [[Scottdale (Pennsylvania, USA)|Scottdale]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]]. Although there were five units in the camp, each was operated independently of the others. Unit 4 was under the direction of the [[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]] (MC) and the Soil Conservation Service. It was opened in the spring of 1942. Two schools were held here for the campers, a farm and community school early in 1944 and a Christian workers' school beginning in November 1944. | The Clear Spring Camp, Unit 4 of [[Civilian Public Service|Civilian Public Service]] Camp No. 24, often known as the [[Civilian Public Service Camp (Hagerstown, Maryland, USA)|Hagerstown Camp]], was located about five miles (eight km) north of Clear Spring on a farm owned by the [[Mennonite Publishing House (Scottdale, Pennsylvania, USA)|Mennonite Publishing House]], [[Scottdale (Pennsylvania, USA)|Scottdale]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]]. Although there were five units in the camp, each was operated independently of the others. Unit 4 was under the direction of the [[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]] (MC) and the Soil Conservation Service. It was opened in the spring of 1942. Two schools were held here for the campers, a farm and community school early in 1944 and a Christian workers' school beginning in November 1944. | ||
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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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Latest revision as of 19:08, 20 August 2013
The Clear Spring Camp, Unit 4 of Civilian Public Service Camp No. 24, often known as the Hagerstown Camp, was located about five miles (eight km) north of Clear Spring on a farm owned by the Mennonite Publishing House, Scottdale, Pennsylvania. Although there were five units in the camp, each was operated independently of the others. Unit 4 was under the direction of the Mennonite Church (MC) and the Soil Conservation Service. It was opened in the spring of 1942. Two schools were held here for the campers, a farm and community school early in 1944 and a Christian workers' school beginning in November 1944.
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 (Clear Spring, Maryland, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1953. Web. 24 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Civilian_Public_Service_Camp_(Clear_Spring,_Maryland,_USA)&oldid=79624.
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Gingerich, Melvin. (1953). Civilian Public Service Camp (Clear Spring, Maryland, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Civilian_Public_Service_Camp_(Clear_Spring,_Maryland,_USA)&oldid=79624.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 620. All rights reserved.
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