Camp Clearfork

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Camp Clearfork Historic District
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Location in Arkansas
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Location in United States
Nearest city Crystal Springs, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°30′30″N93°23′32″W / 34.50833°N 93.39222°W / 34.50833; -93.39222
Area21 acres (8.5 ha)
Built1935 (1935)
Built by Civilian Conservation Corps
Architectural styleRustic
MPS Facilities Constructed by the CCC in Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No. 93001079 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 21, 1993

Camp Clearfork is a group use recreational facility in Ouachita National Forest, west of the city of Hot Springs, Arkansas. It is located at the end of Camp Clearfork Trail, south of United States Route 270. The camp was developed in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), and includes cabins, a recreation hall, and Camp Clearfork Reservoir, impounded by a CCC-built dam. [2]

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The camp was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Camp Clearfork Historic District" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved May 14, 2015.[ permanent dead link ]