Camp Damascus (CCC camp SCS-5)
Damascus, Van Buren County
A Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Damascus, Van Buren County, where young men lived and worked on soil erosion control for local farms from 1935 to 1942. It housed Companies 3781 and 3781-V. Companies marked “V” were made up of World War I veterans.
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
- 1935 to 1942
- Where
- Damascus, Van Buren 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.