Camp Rhododendron
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{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Camp Rhododendron
| nrhp_type = hd
| nocat = yes
| image = Overlook In the Evening.JPG
| caption = Coopers Rock Overlook in the evening
| location = Off Interstate 68 8 mi (13 km) east of Morgantown, near Morgantown, West Virginia
| coordinates = {{coord|39|38|18|N|79|48|56|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = West Virginia#USA
| map_caption = Location in West Virginia##Location in United States
| built = 1936
| builder = Civilian Conservation Corps
| architecture = NPS Rustic
| added = May 15, 1991
| area = {{convert|91|acre}}
| mpsub = {{NRHP url|id=64500727|title=Coopers Rock State Forest MPS}}
| refnum = 91000545{{NRISref|version=2010a}}
}}
Camp Rhododendron, also known as Camp Rhododendron Recreational Historic District, is a historic Civilian Conservation Corps camp and national historic district located at Cooper's Rock State Forest near Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia. The district includes seven contributing buildings, one contributing structure, and two contributing objects. It was constructed between 1936 and 1942, and includes a pumphouse, Robert Fechner Monument, information booth, three pavilions, an overlook / walkway, concession stand, fire warning sign, and trail chalet. They are built of hewn logs and sandstone and representative of the Depression-era Rustic style of architecture. Located nearby is the Cooper's Rock State Forest Superintendent's House and Garage, also built by the CCC.{{cite web| url=https://wvculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Camp-rhododendron.pdf| title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Camp Rhododendron| date=December 1990| accessdate=2011-08-20 |author=Pamela Ball Redmond| publisher=State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation}}
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
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{{National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia}}
Category:1942 establishments in West Virginia
Category:Buildings and structures in Monongalia County, West Virginia
Category:Civilian Conservation Corps camps
Category:Civilian Conservation Corps in West Virginia
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Monongalia County, West Virginia
Category:Historic districts in Monongalia County, West Virginia
Category:Rustic architecture in West Virginia
Category:Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
Category:Temporary populated places on the National Register of Historic Places
Category:National Park Service Rustic architecture
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