Civilian Conservation Corps Powder Magazine

The Civilian Conservation Corps Powder Magazine in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, was used in the 1930s to store explosives for use by Civilian Conservation Corps laborers in the construction of improvements to the park. Much of the CCC's work in the park involved the quarrying of sandstone blocks and slabs, which required explosives. The magazine was built about 1938 in association with CCC Camp NM-2, later called NP-6, located to the west of Fruita at Chimney Rock. The Fruita ranger station and the powder magazine are the only structures remaining from the CCC tenure in the park.[2]

Civilian Conservation Corps Powder Magazine
Civilian Conservation Corps Powder Magazine is located in Utah
Civilian Conservation Corps Powder Magazine
Civilian Conservation Corps Powder Magazine is located in the United States
Civilian Conservation Corps Powder Magazine
Nearest cityTorrey, Utah
Coordinates38°16′33″N 111°15′4″W / 38.27583°N 111.25111°W / 38.27583; -111.25111
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1938
Built byCivilian Conservation Corps
Architectural styleRustic
MPSCapitol Reef National Park MPS
NRHP reference No.99001090[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 13, 1999

The magazine consists of a single room, partially built into a hillside. Walls are native red sandstone, coursed, with a stone slab for a roof. The building measures 10.5 feet (3.2 m) by 7.5 feet (2.3 m), with a dirt floor.[2]

The magazine was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 13, 1999.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Brower, Benjamin (1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Civilian Conservation Corps Powder Magazine". National Park Service. Retrieved November 4, 2011.