Civilian Conservation Corps Quarry No. 1 and Truck Trail

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Civilian Conservation Corps Quarry No. 1 and Truck Trail
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LocationOff Section Rd. 25/Hickory Hollow Rd., 0.7 miles south of South Carolina Highway 11, near Pickens, South Carolina
Coordinates 35°0′17″N82°42′46″W / 35.00472°N 82.71278°W / 35.00472; -82.71278 Coordinates: 35°0′17″N82°42′46″W / 35.00472°N 82.71278°W / 35.00472; -82.71278
Area4.7 acres (1.9 ha)
Built by Civilian Conservation Corps
MPS South Carolina State Parks MPS
NRHP reference No. 89000479 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 16, 1989

Civilian Conservation Corps Quarry No. 1 and Truck Trail is a historic Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) quarry site located near Pickens, Pickens County, South Carolina. The site is associated with the CCC construction of Table Rock State Park between 1935 and 1941. It is one of four quarry sites used for materials in the construction of park structures and facilities at the park. The truck trail was used by CCC workers to gain access to the quarry. [2] [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [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. E. Thomas Sims and Julie Turner (February 1989). "Civilian Conservation Corps Quarry No. 1 and Truck Trail" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  3. "CCC Quarry #1 and Truck Trail, Pickens County (off S.C. Hwy. 11, Pickens vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved July 1, 2014.