Civilian Conservation Corps

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Civilian_Conservation_Corps

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	New Deal agency
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:CCC
gptkbp:ageRange	18-25
gptkbp:commemoratedBy	gptkb:CCC_alumni_associations gptkb:CCC_museums historical markers
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:dissolved	1942
gptkbp:employs	gptkb:African-American gptkb:Native_Americans veterans
gptkbp:formed	1933
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:historicalName	gptkb:Great_Depression
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Civilian Conservation Corps
gptkbp:legacy	influence on later conservation programs infrastructure in national and state parks
gptkbp:legislature	gptkb:Emergency_Conservation_Work_Act_of_1933
gptkbp:mainActivity	conservation projects erosion control flood control park development reforestation
gptkbp:notableProject	Appalachian Trail improvements Blue Ridge Parkway construction Great Smoky Mountains National Park development building fire lookout towers planting over 3 billion trees reforestation of Dust Bowl areas
gptkbp:oversees	gptkb:Department_of_Agriculture gptkb:Department_of_the_Interior gptkb:National_Park_Service gptkb:U.S._Army gptkb:U.S._Forest_Service
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:Emergency_Conservation_Work_Act
gptkbp:participants	about 3 million
gptkbp:purpose	public work relief program
gptkbp:relatedGroup	unemployed young men
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt gptkb:New_Deal gptkb:Works_Progress_Administration
gptkbp:salary	$30 per month
gptkbp:salarySentHome	$25 per month
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Public_Works_Administration gptkb:Work_Projects_Administration
gptkbp:uniform	military-style
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkbp:bfsLayer	2