HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 5
(By Delegates Caputo, Manchin, Cann,
Renner, Warner, Iaquinta and Fragale)
[Introduced January 28, 2004; referred to the
Committee on Rules.]
Honoring the contributions of the Civilian Conservation Corps in
West Virginia and acknowledging the establishment of a
Civilian Conservation Corps Museum located in Harrison County,
West Virginia.
Whereas
, On March 31, 1933, President Franklin Roosevelt signed
into law the authorization to form a Civilian Conservation Corps
(CCC) to help alleviate the horrific unemployment problems of the
Great Depression, and this year marks the 71st anniversary of the
CCC; and
Whereas, There were 67 CCC camps located in the State of West
Virginia, and an estimated 55,000 men served in the West Virginia
CCC camps; and
Whereas, The men of the CCC provided vital resource
conservation and fire prevention in our forests, planted millions
of trees, built hundreds of miles of roads and dozens of bridges,
built flood control mechanisms and water conservation ponds, and
built many of our state parks, lodges, swimming pools and other
recreational areas; and
Whereas,
Many of the CCC men diligently applied themselves on weekends and during evenings to learn job skills that would enable
them to be effective components of the workforce upon completion of
CCC service, and many of the CCC men went on to further distinguish
themselves as brave soldiers during World War II; and
Whereas,
The West Virginia CCC Museum Association has
established a CCC museum in the Quiet Dell School House in Harrison
County near the actual site of a CCC camp to preserve the legacy of
the CCC for future generations; and
Whereas,
The West Virginia CCC Museum Association is currently
planning to expand the museum by constructing a replica CCC
barracks adjacent to the Quiet Dell School House; therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Delegates of West Virginia:
That the House of Delegates hereby honors and acknowledges the
contributions of the Civilian Conservation Corps to the State of
West Virginia - much of which exists still today for the welfare
and benefit of the citizens of this State; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the House of Delegates hereby
acknowledges and commends the West Virginia CCC Museum Association
for its efforts to preserve the legacy of the CCC by establishing
a CCC Museum in Harrison County; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates is
directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the West Virginia
CCC Museum.