Aerial Photo of CCC Camp Seneca near Huntersville, W.Va.

Aerial Photo of CCC Camp Seneca near Huntersville, W.Va.

1935

Aerial Photo of CCC Camp Seneca near Huntersville, W.Va. Camp Seneca (S 51), built by the Civilian Conservation Corps, was located in Seneca State Forest near the present forest headquarters between Huntersville and Dunmore. The camp was established in June 1933 and closed in June of 1938. This aerial view shows the barracks on the left, administration buildings and the water tank in the center, and the road leading off the main highway. The Superintendent was R. W Griffith. The project was under the supervision of the W. Va. Conservation Commission and the U. S. Forest Service. Between the years 1934 to 1937 picnic areas, eight cabins, and the dam that formed Seneca Lake had been completed. The recreation facilities opened to the public in 1937 and by 1938 Seneca was reported to have the largest game population of any similar area in the state.

Dunmore, W.Va.

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