Titus County During the Great Depression
Please contact us if you have photos or items related to Titus County during the Great Depression. Here's what we need:
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC):
Photos of the CCC Camp on North Edwards while it was in operation
Photos of the CCC Boys working
Photos of projects that the CCC did which are:
building the bleachers at the old Mt. Pleasant Football Field
lining the creeks near downtown with rock
mosquito control
cleaning cemeteries
terracing land on Titus County Farms
cross-fencing farms
any other projects that we may not be aware of
Photos of Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects
Photos of projects that the WPA did which are:
lowering the sidewalk height and building new sidewalks on the square
paving Titus County roads
any other projects that we may not be aware of
Any other depression-era photos and items:
Photos of depression era life in Titus County
Photos of rural home life of the day
Page 2 - Ladies in The Great Depression Ladies played a major part in feeding their families during the Great Depression by making clothing and home-canning garden-grown produce to feed and clothe the family.
Page 4 - The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) This is an entire section, not a single article. The Civilian Conservation Corps program was part of Roosevelt's "New Deal" to provide employment to boys and young men (and later girls and young women) who could not obtain work elsewhere and whose families were on welfare. The young people did honorable work on public works projects that greatly assisted their communities and others.
Titus County was home to a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp, located 1 mile north of Mt. Pleasant on the old Paris Road. One mile north of Mt. Pleasant on the Old Paris Road in 1935 is now the water tower on North Edwards Street. We have posted a compilation of local newspaper articles describing the Civilian Conservation Corps in Titus County from 1935-1942 which you can read to learn more about their local activities.
