Andrew Murdock's Tree Army
Andrew Murdock's Tree Army
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In 1935 a young man from New Jersey, by the name of Andrew Murdock is inducted into Roosevelts âTree Armyâ, also known as the CCC, civilian conservation corps which began in 1933 by executive orders 6101 and 6129. Murdock wrote in his diary of his personnel accounts and day to day life while in the CCC. His diaries start in New jersey, riding cross country to Virgilia, CA where he reports for duty to Company F55. Unbeknownst to Murdock he has played a vital role in the preservation of history, conservation of land and the organization of the state park systems for Arkansas and across America, as well as multiple offshoots to the original project for conservation of land.