Developed as part of Presidents Roosevelt’s New Deal, the Civil Conservation Corp was established in 1933 to provide unmarried men ages 17-28 with jobs related to the development and conservation of the land owned by the local, state, and federal government. The North River Gap received one of first camps in the nation and was named North River Gap CCC Camp F-2. This camp was approved only three days after the legislation was officially passed.  Located about five miles from the town of Stokesville, the camp provided a great service to the area for in less than four years, the camp had constructed 15 miles of trails, built 45 miles of roads, laid 6 miles of telephone wires, and completed 103 miles of trail maintenance. After the program was terminated in 1942, the camp then served as a 4-H Camp and now serves as the site for the United States Forest Service’s North River Campground.