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Camp Camp Shady #2 (CCC camp F-17)

Mena, Polk County

A Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Mena, Polk County, where young men lived and worked in a national forest from 1933 to 1934. It housed Company 1732.

This short description comes from the inventory details. A fuller story hasn’t been written yet.

Kind of place
CCC camps
Built by
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
When
1933 to 1934
Where
Mena, Polk County
Still there?
Not confirmed lately

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Sources

Part of Rediscovering Arkansas’s New Deal, a public map of 1930s New Deal work across all 75 counties. Updated 2026-10-14.