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Civilian Conservation Corps Quarry No. 2

Coordinates: 35°0′21″N 82°43′18″W / 35.00583°N 82.72167°W / 35.00583; -82.72167
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Civilian Conservation Corps
Quarry No. 2
Civilian Conservation Corps Quarry No. 2 in Pickens County, SC. This granite outcrop is on private property, adjacent to Blue Hills Trail.
Civilian Conservation Corps Quarry No. 2 is located in South Carolina
Civilian Conservation Corps Quarry No. 2
Civilian Conservation Corps Quarry No. 2 is located in the United States
Civilian Conservation Corps Quarry No. 2
Location0.2 miles north of Section Rd. 69/Sliding Rock Rd. near the Oolenoy River, near Pickens, South Carolina
Coordinates35°0′21″N 82°43′18″W / 35.00583°N 82.72167°W / 35.00583; -82.72167
Area1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built byCivilian Conservation Corps
MPSSouth Carolina State Parks MPS
NRHP reference No.89000480[1]
Added to NRHPJune 16, 1989

Civilian Conservation Corps Quarry No. 2 is a historic Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) quarry site located near Pickens, Pickens County, South Carolina. The site is associated with the CCC construction of Table Rock State Park between 1935 and 1941. It is one of four quarry sites used for materials in the construction of park structures and facilities at the park. Located on the property is a concrete spring house built by CCC workers.[2][3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[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. ^ E. Thomas Sims and Julie Turner (February 1989). "Civilian Conservation Corps Quarry No. 2" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  3. ^ "CCC Quarry #2, Pickens County (off S.C. Sec. Rd. 25, Pickens vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved July 6, 2014.