NP-2 Camp, Company 543, was established on November 16, 1933. The camp was located near the New Entrance of Mammoth Cave. The enrollees in this camp were responsible for fire hazard reduction work done in the park area, cleaning up thousands of acres. The enrollees worked to take down undesirable structures on newly acquired land, and saved all useable lumber and nails for future projects. They installed cave gates, drained and leveled a stock pond, maintained the public picnic grounds, performed fire patrols, worked at a quarry in the park crushing rock to be used in various projects, constructed table and benches, and transported supplies and equipment throughout the park, along with many other projects.
NP-2 Camp was disbanded in 1943.

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