Walton CCC Camp Bean Ridge. Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) company 3541 began here in July 1935 on a former ball park site owned by John L. Vest. Known as Camp Bean Ridge to the 200 men stationed here, it was 1 of 44 CCC camps in Kentucky. In all, more than 89,000 Kentuckians found work and acqui
red job skills through the CCC, which began in 1933 during the Great Depression and ended in 1942 with American involvement in World War II. The mission of this camp was to conserve soil and fight ero
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