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Historic Mesquite, Inc.'s Events & Programs 

Date Event Time Location
Saturday, April 22 Doggy Derby Day 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Opal Lawrence Historical Park, 711 E. Kearney St.
Monday, April 24 CCC Camp 850, Texas Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony 10:30 a.m. Mesquite High School Baseball Fields, 402 E. Kimbrough Street 
Saturday, May 13 Historic Mesquite, Inc.'s Preservation Month       Open House & Porch Party TBD Opal Lawrence Historical Park, 711 E. Kearney Road

CCC CAMP 850

Texas Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony

Join Historic Mesquite, Inc., Mesquite ISD, and the City of Mesquite on Monday, April 24 at 10:30 a.m. for a Texas Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony for Civilian Conservation Corps Camp 850. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was one of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal Programs. The local camp operated in Mesquite from 1935 to 1941. The young men stationed at the camp were involved in creating levees along the East Fork of the Trinity River. It also served as a site for educational demonstrations for farmers on terracing, pasture contouring, strip-cropping and pasture sodding and seeding. The ceremony will take place at the Mesquite High School Baseball Fields, located at 402 E. Kimbrough Street. 

RSVP to HistoricMesquite@CityofMesquite.com or call 972.216.6468 for additional information. 

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