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Pennsylvania
CCC Archive
Camp
Information for
ANF-3-PA
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The men lived in tents at Dunkel's Corner before building a permanent camp at Red Bridge.
* Represents
a day, month or year that is unknown
General Information
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Camp Name: |
Red Bridge |
Opened: |
4/**/1933 |
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Camp Type: |
National Forest |
Closed: |
**/**/1942 |
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Alternate
Names: |
No Information |
Location
HISTORIC
INFORMATION
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County: |
MCKEAN |
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Historic
Directions: |
Midway between Kinzua and Kane. |
Location
of Closest
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Post
Office: |
Kane |
Telephone: |
Kane |
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Express
Mail: |
Kane |
Telegraph: |
Kane |
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Railroad: |
Kane |
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MODERN INFORMATION
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Tourist
Region: |
Northwest |
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Modern
Directions: |
No Information |
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Current
Landholder: |
Allegheny National Forest
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Administrators
No
Administrators listed for this Camp
Companies
| Company Number | Dates Occupied |
| 320 | **/**/**** to **/**/**** |
| 321-C | 4/25/1933 to 10/1/1935 |
Camp Documents
Pictures
No
Pictures listed for this Camp
Additional Information (contributed
by Archive visitors)
| Comment | Entered On |
| ANF- 3 (Red Bridge) is an important camp, and has been provided with a road side historic marker by the Allegheny National Forest. It was exceptionally long lived... it started as a CCC camp in 1933, became a Veteran's camp in 1937-38, became the property of the ANF until 1944, when it was purchased by the War Department and used as a German and Italian Prisoner of War camp. Conscientious objectors, mostly Amish and Mennonites, were also housed here during WWII. The buildings were also utilized as headquarters when the Kinzua Dam on the Allegheny River was being built by the Army Corps of Engineers. No structures remained after 1983. There are now only flagstone walkways, stone entrance pillars and chimneys, and concrete foundations. The ANF is planning an interpretive walkway through the site.
ANF-3 is off Route 321, northwest of Kane, PA., accessed by a road leading to the Red Bridge Bank Fishing Area (which is a separate road from the Red Bridge Campground complex). There is a historic marker here. The CCC camp is to the east of the Fishing Area road, between it and the new highway bridge over Kinzua Creek. (When the camp was utilized, Route 321 was called Route 68.)
An extensive publication is "A Cultural Resource Assessment of the Red Bridge Recreation Area Rehabilitation Project: Cultural Resource Reconnaissance Report #09-19-01-528, May 2002", by the USDA Forest Service, ANF, Bradford Ranger District. | 06/11/2004 |
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