Civilian Public Service Camp (Galax, Virginia, USA)
Galax, Virginia was the site of Civilian Public Service Camp No. 39, which was approved in May 1942 and was closed in May 1943. Operated by the Mennonite Central Committee, the camp was a National Park Service camp, located 15 miles (25 km) south of Galax on the Blue Ridge Parkway. When the camp was closed the men were moved to the camp at Three Rivers, California.
Bibliography
Gingerich, Melvin. Service for peace: a history of Mennonite Civilian Public Service. Akron, PA: Mennonite Central Committee, 1949: 149-150.
Author(s) | Melvin Gingerich |
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Date Published | 1955 |
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Gingerich, Melvin. "Civilian Public Service Camp (Galax, Virginia, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1955. Web. 12 Dec 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Civilian_Public_Service_Camp_(Galax,_Virginia,_USA)&oldid=86832.
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Gingerich, Melvin. (1955). Civilian Public Service Camp (Galax, Virginia, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 12 December 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Civilian_Public_Service_Camp_(Galax,_Virginia,_USA)&oldid=86832.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 431. All rights reserved.
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