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CCC Camp Gaften (Gafton) Camp F-10, Rabun Co., GA Page 1 - The Main Camp |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2026) |
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CCC Camp Gaften (Gafton) Camp F-10, Rabun Co., GA Page 1 - The Main Camp |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2026) |
| CCC Camp Gaften (also spelled Gafton) was one of four Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camps in Rabun County. The Camp history is a little confusing. It seems to have been originally organized as Camp Moccasin Creek (Camp F-5, Co. 458/342), which soon moved to Camp Tree (Camp F-5, Co. 3427) on the upper Tallulah River. The original Camp site, situated across the road from present day Moccasin Creek State Park, became Camp Gaften (Camp F-10, Co. 1443). The Camp was primaily engaged in forestry conservation (reforestation), road building, and fire prevention, including stringing of 40 miles of telephone line to area fire towers. |
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| This foundation isn't too far off the road, and was the only one I had seen in prior years when in the area. |
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| The main camp area was further back, up a gentle slope |
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| Entrance stairway This was the foundation of the largest camp building, probably the mess hall. |
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| This would have been the main approach into the building. |
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| Foundation and interior piers |
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| A different view of the entry stairs |
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| Side view of the mess hall foundation |
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| Anchor bolts which tied the wood sill plate to the foundation. |
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| Exterior foundation wall |
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| Exterior walls and inside piers A large slab can be seen outside the wall at upper left. |
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| Entrance stairway and landing from inside. |
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| Interior piers |
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| One last image of the largest structure here. |
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| Informational sign |
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| Fragment of a large concrete corner |
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| Building foundation |
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| Corner and foundation in context with each other. |
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| Another foundation, just uphill |
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| Same foundation from a different angle. |
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| I think this was the foundation of a garage. |
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| One side of "garage" foundation |
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| Near a creek was what appeared to be a cistern. |
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| Closer view of the cistern opening |
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| This rock structure was just below the cistern |
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| The bottom end of the structure was on the bank of the creek. Not sure what this was... |
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| Not far off was this structure, at the base of a slope. |
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| Rock-faced culvert under the old road into the camp. |
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| I found this ceramic insulator in the gravel near the main building foundation. |
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| Small fragment of brick and mortar wall. Go to Page 2 - "Associated CCC Camp Structures" |