Annual Gathering · 2016

2016 Annual Gathering

Las Vegas, Nevada · September 22–24, 2016

Annual Gathering — 2016

Las Vegas, Nevada

September 22–24, 2016

Centered at the Nevada State Museum on the Springs Preserve, the 2016 gathering explored the Desert Southwest legacy of the Corps. Four scholars presented on Nevada's 1930s history, the CCC's state operations, Lake Mead archeology, and park contributions. Field excursions reached the Lost City Museum — built by CCC Company 573 in 1935 to house Ancestral Puebloan artifacts before Lake Mead flooded the Moapa Valley — and Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada's oldest, where the CCC cut roads and trails through red sandstone formations.

Field Notes

Sites & Highlights

Nevada State Museum on the Springs Preserve — event headquarters; museum curator guided sessions on prehistoric, Native American, and settlement heritage
Lost City Museum — constructed by CCC Company 573 in 1935; houses Ancestral Puebloan artifacts excavated before Lake Mead submerged the Moapa Valley sites
Valley of Fire State Park — established 1935; Nevada's oldest state park; CCC-built "The Cabins" exemplify construction with local stone materials
Richard Chrisinger received the inaugural Legacy Achievement Award via video conference for long-standing support of the statue program