Blue Bend Forest Camp | |
Nearest city | Alvon, West Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°55′14″N 80°16′6″W / 37.92056°N 80.26833°W |
Area | 26 acres (11 ha) |
Architect | Stoddard, Herbert Tilden; CCC |
Architectural style | Bungalow/Craftsman |
NRHP reference No. | 94000352[1] |
Added to NRHP | April 20, 1994 |
Blue Bend Forest Camp, also known as Blue Bend Recreation Area, is a historic recreational area near Alvon, West Virginia. The site was planned and developed by the Civilian Conservation Corps from 1936 to 1938 and is one of four CCC-built recreational areas in Monongahela National Forest. Anthony Creek runs through the camp, and a pool on the creek known as Blue Hole is a fishing area and one of the main features of the site. Blue Bend Forest Camp also includes log picnic shelters and twenty-one campsites.[2] The camp was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 20, 1994.[1]