Civilian Public Service Camp (Camino, California, USA)
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Scan courtesy Mennonite Church USA Archives-Goshen IX-13-2-2
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. 16 Aug 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Civilian_Public_Service_Camp_(Camino,_California,_USA)&oldid=104760.
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Gingerich, Melvin. (1953). Civilian Public Service Camp (Camino, California, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 16 August 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Civilian_Public_Service_Camp_(Camino,_California,_USA)&oldid=104760.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 499. All rights reserved.
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