The CCC Company 947 Powder Magazine is a historic powder magazine in the eastern part of Ouachita National Forest. It is located in southern Yell County, about 200 yards (180 m) down a slope north of a ridge running parallel to Forest Road 71. The structure is made of stone and concrete, and is 6 feet (1.8 m) square and 5 feet (1.5 m) high, with a flat concrete roof and floor. The entrance is on the southeast side. The building was erected about 1933 by a crew of the Civilian Conservation Corps, and was used to store explosive materials used in the construction of roads and bridges in the area.[2]
CCC Company 749 Powder Magazine | |
  CCC Company 749 Powder Magazine  CCC Company 749 Powder Magazine | |
| Nearest city | Briggsville, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 34°51′19″N 93°29′57″W / 34.85528°N 93.49917°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1933 |
| Built by | Civilian Conservation Corps |
| MPS | Facilities Constructed by the CCC in Arkansas MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 07000199[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 30, 2007 |
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for CCC Company 749 Powder Magazine". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
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