The hosts were Edward Hager, son of the late John E. Hager, one of the founders of the Watoga CCC Museum and Kelly Smith, Assistant Superintendent of Watoga State Park.
L-R (seated) Edison Gunno, Dorothy Gunno; board members WVSCCCMA, (standing) Ed Hager; CCC Museum Anniversary Day Organizer, Charles Piercy; Acting President, West Virginia State CCC Museum Association, Richard Bailey; secretary WVSCCCMA, Reggie Rogers; board member.
Mr. Hager noted a number of historic events in CCC History. On Friday, May 26, 1933, a special train carrying over 200 of the first CCC recruits came to the Thornwood CCC came from Fort Knox, Kentucky training. On June 6, 1933, plans to form camps for Seneca and Watoga were announced. Camps at Watoga and Seneca were to be permanent camps. Work started on buildings, and barracks, to replace the tents the men lived in September 1933. He pointed out the handcrafted CCC pillowcase donated to the Watoga Museum by Janet Godwin, daugher of CCC Hall of Fame member, the late Stewart England. There were CCC memorabilia, photo albums of Camp Watoga, and tours of the Watoga CCC Museum. Tours of the original Camp Watoga barracks still remaining were available.
An original barracks still stands.
Remodeled gas pump station from the 1940s.