Designation: F-6  Date: 2015-07-17

Roubaix

South Dakota Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp 16 mi SE of Deadwood

1933, 06/03 - 1935, Spr, 792
1935, Spr-Fall, 2759V
1935, Fall, 792
Date Closed: 1941, 09/15

Camp F-6 (Roubaix) was located 15 miles south of Deadwood, on the west side of U.S. Highway 385 (1934).

It straddled a ravine in the NE 1/4 of SW 1/4 of section 20, T 3N, R 4E that drained into Middle Box Elder Creek from the north. At this writing (1986) the chimney for the officers' quarters is visible from the highway several hundred yards north of the road to Lake Roubaix.

The original buildings included the mess hall, hospital, bath house, recreation hall, administration building, supply building, forestry and army garages, laundry, and pump (1934). In 1934 a new hospital and officers' quarters were built; the hospital was remodeled for use as an administration building; and part of the administration building was transformed into a barracks (1935).

The camp was established June 3, and closed September 15, 1941.^x

^xDerschied, Lyle A. "The Civilian Conservation Corps in South Dakota, 1933-1942." Brookings, SD, South Dakota State University Foundation Press, 1986. No longer in print. Available at some libraries but may not be checked-out.

The Dam at Roubaix
photo courtesy Charles Kewley

Historical Marker on Hwy 385

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