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Camp Shiloh (CCC camp SCS-8)

Russellville, Pope County

A Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Russellville, Pope County, where young men lived and worked on soil erosion control for local farms from 1935 to 1942. It housed Company 3784.

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Kind of place
CCC camps
Built by
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
When
1935 to 1942
Where
Russellville, Pope 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.