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From: karin smith <>
Subject: RE: [CASANBER] Devore
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2002 19:28:59 -0800 (PST)
In-Reply-To: <NFBBIKBMEGLJIEFJAPOLMEFPDHAA.pvc@vancamp.org>


Thanks for checking this out for me, Phil. This is really helpful and I
will check in with the SB library.

Thanks for your help.
Karin

On Mon, 25 Feb 2002, Phil Van Camp wrote:

>
> Today, Devore is not much more than maybe a dozen homes, a gas station, a
> fire station, & a couple of bar / restaurants. There is an outdoor concert
> venue also. A few miles south of present Devore is "Devil Canyon" which is
> currently the location of a power plant, & the southern terminus of the
> California Water Project. Up in the canyon, past the generating plant is
> the remains of a "Civilian Conservation Corps" campground. There are many
> books, & some online sources about the CCC. I don't know if any of them
> mention this particular site, but I've been there. This may have been your
> "labor camp".
> As for camping, there is an at least seasonal stream near the present Devore
> area, that people still camp & fish along. It would have been a natural
> stopping point for travelers from across the desert to take a break before
> continuing on.
> As for an informal "labor camp" for day laborer's, farm workers etc., it
> seems to me unlikely there would have been one so far from San Bernardino
> and the other cities of the valley floor.
> Thinking Devore might have been mentioned in a local history book, I checked
> several online library catalogs. With the UC system (MELVYL) I found
> nothing relevant. In the CSU San Bernardino catalog the best potential
> source I found was "An introduction to Herbert S. Bailey School [and]
> Verdemont Ranch for Boys / By W. William Leonard"
> Verdemont Boys Ranch is still on the map.
> I don't have on-line access to the San Bernardino City library which has an
> excellent history room. You might hope for an area volunteer to check there
> for you.
>
>
> Phil
> .
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Karin Smith [mailto:]
> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 7:24 PM
> To:
> Subject: [CASANBER] Devore
>
>
> Hi: I'm looking for information about a camp site that was existing close
> to Devore
> in the early 1930's. I've been told that it was either a camp site for
> people
> coming west during the depression or that it was a labor camp. My husband
> was born
> in Devore and we are trying to find information about his family. Thanks!
>
> Karin Smith
>
>
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