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− | Mennonite Church USA Archives-North Newton 2003-0167 | + | Mennonite Church USA Archives-North Newton 2003-0167'']] Marietta (Ohio) [[Civilian Public Service|Civilian Public Service ]](CPS) Camp No. 8 was opened in June 1941 and was closed in April 1943. It was operated as a cooperative camp by the Brethren and Mennonites until May 1942, when the latter became the sole operating agency. The camp was located seven miles southeast of Marietta on the crest of a hill overlooking the Ohio River. It was the first Forest Service camp operated by the [[Mennonite Central Committee (International)|Mennonite Central Committee]], the assignment consisting primarily of work in the forest nursery. |
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− | '']] Marietta (Ohio) [[Civilian Public Service|Civilian Public Service]](CPS) Camp No. 8 was opened in June 1941 and was closed in April 1943. It was operated as a cooperative camp by the Brethren and Mennonites until May 1942, when the latter became the sole operating agency. The camp was located seven miles southeast of Marietta on the crest of a hill overlooking the Ohio River. It was the first Forest Service camp operated by the [[Mennonite Central Committee (International)|Mennonite Central Committee]], the assignment consisting primarily of work in the forest nursery. | ||
= Bibliography = | = Bibliography = | ||
Gingerich, Melvin. <em>Service for Peace: a history of Mennonite Civilian Public Service</em>. Akron, PA: Mennonite Central Committee, 1949: 126. | Gingerich, Melvin. <em>Service for Peace: a history of Mennonite Civilian Public Service</em>. Akron, PA: Mennonite Central Committee, 1949: 126. | ||
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Marietta (Ohio) Civilian Public Service (CPS) Camp No. 8 was opened in June 1941 and was closed in April 1943. It was operated as a cooperative camp by the Brethren and Mennonites until May 1942, when the latter became the sole operating agency. The camp was located seven miles southeast of Marietta on the crest of a hill overlooking the Ohio River. It was the first Forest Service camp operated by the Mennonite Central Committee, the assignment consisting primarily of work in the forest nursery.
Bibliography
Gingerich, Melvin. Service for Peace: a history of Mennonite Civilian Public Service. Akron, PA: Mennonite Central Committee, 1949: 126.
Author(s) | Melvin Gingerich |
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Date Published | 1957 |
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Gingerich, Melvin. "Civilian Public Service Camp (Marietta, Ohio, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 15 Aug 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Civilian_Public_Service_Camp_(Marietta,_Ohio,_USA)&oldid=91463.
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Gingerich, Melvin. (1957). Civilian Public Service Camp (Marietta, Ohio, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 15 August 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Civilian_Public_Service_Camp_(Marietta,_Ohio,_USA)&oldid=91463.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 483. All rights reserved.
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