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Camp Paxson Boy Scout Camp, located on the western shore of Seeley Lake, Lolo National Forest, Montana, is on the National Register of Historic Places and started out as a summer camp for the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). It is named in honor of Montana western painter Edgar Samuel Paxson.[1] The United States Forest Service granted the Western Montana Council of the BSA to build a summer camp, originally with six small 12x24' clapboard structures and tents on just 4 acres (1.6 ha), in 1924. More space was needed and in October 1939 more facilities were begun by the Works Progress Administration and Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). They were completed in 1940 on 6.7 acres (2.7 ha) under the supervision of Forest Service engineer Clyde Fickes. There are twenty buildings constructed out of notched Western Larch logs: a dining hall, 15 sleeping cabins, two bathhouses, and caretaker facilities.[2] Uncut native stone was used for the fireplaces. The camp was ready for the summer season in 1940. However, about 1941-1942 The Boy Scouts moved their camp to Melita Island on Flathead Lake.[1] The site has also been used by the United States Forest Service as a smokejumper school for conscientious objectors in the Civilian Public Service Program during World War II.[3][4] This smokejumper program operated from May 1943 to April 1946 and was known as "CPS Camp No. 103".[5] It is the only CCC-constructed youth camp in Montana.[6] Campfire Girls, Girl Scouts, Jaycees, 4-H, and various civic and religious organizations have also used the camp.[1] The Montana Conservation Corps, modeled on the CCC, holds its first week of training here each year.[2]
The site became a training camp for the Missoula Children's Theatre in 1995 and now has 15 acres (6.1 ha). It is also used for activities such as family reunions and weddings.[6]
See also[edit]
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Missoula County, Montana
- Ninemile Smokejumper Training Sites, National Historic Landmark nomination
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Camp Paxson Has Experienced Ups, Down". The Missoulian. 1965. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
- ^ a b "The Montana Conservation Corps Celebrates the Spirit of the CCC". Civilian Conservation Corps Legacy. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
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Phifer, Gregg (July 2000). "My Brush with History: CPS Smokejumpers". National Smokejumper Association. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Matthews, Mark (2006). Smoke Jumping on the Western Fire Line: Conscientious Objectors During World War II. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press. pp. 118, 121, 159. ISBN 0-8061-3766-5.
- ^ "CPS Unit Number 103-01". Civilian Public Service. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
- ^ a b "Camp Paxson". Montana Children's Theater. Retrieved May 27, 2012.