FRIENDS OF FORT CLINCH
STATE PARK 501(C)(3)
H E L P U S P R E S E RV E
T H E L E G AC Y O F
THE C.C.C.
CCC STATUE PROJECT
DONATION FORM
(DONATIONS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE)
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SPONSORSHIP LEVELS:
(PLEASE CHECK REQUESTED LEVEL)
____ $50
____ $100
____ $500
____ $1,000
____ $5,000
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CUT ALONG THIS LINE
____ $25
** Donation levels above $500
include lifetime membership to the
Friends of Fort Clinch State Park.
** Donation Levels above $1,000
include donor name on Sponsor
Plaque.
PLEASE MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE
TO:
Friends of Fort Clinch State Park
MAIL TO:
2601 Atlantic Avenue
Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
FRIENDS OF FORT CLINCH
STATE PARK, INC.
A 501 (C)(3) NOT FOR PROFIT
ORGANIZATION
2601 ATLANTIC AVENUE
FERNANDINA BEACH, FL 32034
PHONE: 904-277-7233
FAX: 904-277-7225
C C C S TAT U E P R O J E C T
The Civilian
Conservation Corps (CCC)
Fort Clinch
CCC Statue Program
Help us recognize the debt we owe to the
men who contributed their labor and
lives to the construction of
Florida's first state parks.
Developed under the New Deal Era of
President Franklin D Roosevelt, The
C.C.C was designed to provide jobs for
young men in relief of families who
had difficulty finding employment
during the Great Depression between
1933 and 1943, while at the same time
implementing one of the largest natural resource conservation programs in
the United States.
The Fort Clinch CCC Statue
Will honor the men of Company 1420
and the Civilian Conservation Corps.
CCC 6’ Worker Cast Bronze Statue
Cost $25,000
The CCC Role
in Florida State Parks
Although the Florida legislature authorized creation of a state park system in 1925, it took the Depression of
the 1930s and the development of federal New Deal programs to create the
impetus for the formation of the
Florida State Park system.
9 of Florida’s First State Parks were
developed by the hard work of the
CCC including:
Florida Caverns, Fort Clinch
Highlands Hammock, Hillsborough
River, Mike Roess Gold Head Branch,
Myakka River,
O’leno, Ravine Gardens &
Torreya State Parks.
During its nine year existence 2.5 million young men participated in the
CCC, which provided them with shelter, clothing, and food, together with a
small wage of $30 a month
($25 of this was sent home to their families)
By 1941, 99 buildings had been constructed in the eight parks. By 1942,
all of the CCC camps in Florida were
closed because of World War II. State
park development came to a halt and
did not advance for another decade
During the time of the CCC, volunteers planted nearly 3 billion trees to
help reforest America, constructed
more than 800 parks nationwide and
upgraded most state parks, updated
forest fire fighting methods, and built
a network of service buildings and
public roadways in remote areas.
CCC Company 1420 worked at Fort
Clinch State Park constructing the
Museum, Campground and Park
Roads as well as beginning the restoration of Historic Fort Clinch by removing an extensive amount of sand and
debris from the Fort.
Your donation is Tax deductible and you
will receive a donation letter
acknowledging your donation!