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Article: Life at camp #701 with William LaTour.(An Interview)(Civilian Conservation Corps )(Interview)
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- Cobblestone
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- April 1, 2005
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Just before Christmas 1934, 19-year-old William LaTour joined the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) because his parents needed help supporting the family. Within a few days of signing up at a social service agency in Duluth, Minnesota, LaTour was on a train headed for Ely, also in Minnesota. From there, a military truck took him to a spot near that state's Lake Gegoka. LaTour spent the next 13 months living with more than 300 other unemployed young men at Camp #701, known as Pioneer Company. LaTour shared some of his memories of that time in an interview with his niece, COBBLESTONE author Dorinne Richardson.
What was the camp like?
It looked like a huge ...