Deer Creek Dam, CCC Government Camp, Pumphouse, 288 feet/289° 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, Pump House HABS No. UT-137-F (page 2) darn 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 Darn, refer to "Deer Creek Darn," 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, Pump House HABS No. UT-137-F (page 3) The pump house is one of several structures and historic features within the 625-foot-long by 300-foot-wide fenced corral area of the camp, oriented east-west, including the pump house, chicken coop, three animal sheds, a stone oven, a rock alignment, and remains of a concrete sidewalk (see HABS Nos. UT-137-F through M). The pump house is situated about 40 feet inside of the corral's eastern fenceline. The 10 by 12-foot wood frame structure is oriented generally north-south and sits on a poured concrete slab. The gable roof is covered with corrugated sheet metal with boxed fascia and open eaves on all sides.

It is 9 feet high at the peak and 7 feet high at the eaves. Siding is 6-inch-wide wood shiplap painted white. The only entrance is a wooden door centered on the south side. Holes in the door were repaired with a layer of composite board nailed over them. Single window openings are on the east and the west sides of the structure. Neither contains glass and both are covered with plywood from the inside. About 3 feet to the west of the pump house is a well surrounded by a 5-foot-square concrete enclosure that projects 1 foot above the ground and is covered by a sheet metal cap. An electrical utility pole is situated between the structure and the well, providing electrical current for the pump. The pump house and well provided water for the camp and is still operational.

It is possible that it is original to the camp, but its construction date is unknown.