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Essay: The CCC Road
Bill Sheads writes about the road built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in the 1930s to open access to a large forested tract bounded by Old Keene Mill, Backlick, Braddock and Rolling Roads.
Created in 1933 by the federal government to…
Created in 1933 by the federal government to…
Tags: childhood, civilian conservation corps, government, lee, railroad, roads
Postcard, Bill Sheads to Doris Hollis, World War II
Drafted at age 19 during World War II, Delbert (Bill) Sheads mailed this humorous post card to his fiancee, Doris Hollis in January 1943, shortly after his induction into the Army.
Tags: world war ii
V-Mail Letter from Bill Sheads to his wife, Doris
During World War II, soldiers overseas sent letters home by V-mail. V-mail letters folded into their own envelopes and saved valuable shipping space for war materials. During the war, Delbert [Bill] Sheads wrote to his bride, Doris Hollis, who…
Tags: world war ii