Deer Creek Dam, CCC Government Camp, Barn, 230 feet/262° from Brick Residence No. 1, Charleston

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The government camp for Civilian Conservation Corps workers was established southwest of the Deer Creek Dam site in and was disbanded in with the completion of the dam's construction. The CCC was a federal work program introduced by President F. D. Roosevelt's historic New Deal plan in as a response to massive unemployment spurred by the Great Depression. The CCC workers housed at the Deer Creek camp played a major role in the construction of the Deer Creek Dam and the Provo River Project at large. They provided labor for railroad and highway reconstruction; dismantling of the old railroad grade and structures; clearing of the damsite and other project lands; and manual labor on the construction projects themselves, such as hand excavation and form building at the dam.

The Deer Creek Dam was constructed as the key structure of the Bureau of Reclamation's Provo River Project, the largest water resource development project undertaken in Utah .. It was the second largest earth fill Deer Creek Dam, CCC Government Camp, Barn HABS No. UT-137-E (page 2) dam constructed by Reclamation at the time, and Reclamation's first project intended to provide domestic water. The Provo River Project followed a precedent of 40 Federal reclamation projects that had been or were nearly completed by Its construction was during a significant period of accelerated American infrastructure development founded on technological investment intended to make the West a sustainable, viable, and profitable landscape.

The CCC workers housed at the Deer Creek camp played a significant role toward these ends. For additional information regarding the construction of the Deer Creek Dam, refer to "Deer Creek Dam," HAER No. UT-93. Project Statement: This HABS project was undertaken by the Utah Department of Transportation in order to document the historic features of the camp prior to the realignment and improvement of U. S. Highway 189 in the area. Preparation for construction of the project's Deer Creek portion has been underway since the and the work is expected to begin in The field work, site plan, historical reports, and photographs were prepared by Alpine Archaeological Consultants, Inc., Montrose, Colorado. Jonathon C.

Horn served as the Principal Investigator, and Gianfranco Archimede conducted the fieldwork, historic research, large-format photography, and report preparation.

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Gianfranco Archimede, Alpine Archaeological Consultants, Inc., April Deer Creek Dam, CCC Government Camp, Barn HABS No. UT-137-E (page 3) A single-story, 20 by 35-foot, wood frame barn, oriented east to west, is situated at the southeast corner of the camp's corral area. It has a poured concrete perimeter foundation extending 3 feet above the ground level. The gable roof is covered with corrugated sheet metal with boxed fascia, but does not have eaves. Siding is also of corrugated sheet metal painted green, except for the east gable end which is horizontal wood shiplap. The west gable is sided in both shiplap and corrugated sheet metal. The barn's only entrance is on the east side. It is covered by double, top-sliding, vertical wood plank doors.

The top-sliding track extends beyond the structure to the north and south enabling the two different-sized doors to slide completely away from the 10 by 12-foot entrance. All of the windows were originally nine-light, fixed wood sash. Four are irregularly spaced on the north, south, and west sides. These are in variable states of repair with many having broken lights and others being completely covered with boards or corrugated sheet metal. The interior of the barn is unfinished, and the floor is dirt. It is currently used for vehicle and general storage. The age of the structure is unknown.