Camp Toccoa at Currahee, Inc.

This Thursday, November 19th, Camp Toccoa at Currahee will be open from 8:00am to 1:00pm. If you have time drive up to the Camp to see Project C-47, the newly finished 506th Barracks and visit the Barracks Gift Shop for some early Christmas shopping. Lots of historic pictures and items on display. Currahee!

This is a video put out by J.D. Huitt, known as History Traveler. It concerns preserving and restoring Currahee Mountain. Anyone that has been to the top, knows how bad it looks with all the graffiti that has been painted on it. It’s time to show respect to the men that trained on that mountain to go fight for the freedom we now enjoy. I hope this video inspires people to get involved with not only cleaning up this mess, but also to put pressure on our elected officials to put a stop to it. https://youtu.be/6XwDDprQkOE

Camp Update: It has been a busy time at the Camp. In the last 60 days, Project C-47 has made major progress. The fuselage and center spar has been repaired, cleaned, primed and painted. The fuselage and center spar was mated together and secured. 75% of the flooring has been installed and we’re waiting on the window gaskets to be delivered, then the windows will be installed. On Sunday November 8th, we moved the airplane to the front parking lot, close to where it will be per...manently displayed. The rest of the assembly will take place as soon as the site work is finished. The plane will be on display anytime the Camp is open. Work on the 506th Barracks has been completed. The interior walls are now in place and painted. The floor has been sanded, stained and has a gray walkway strip down the center. A 3 Ton HVAC unit was installed, along with duct work for a very cozy stay. There is now a ADA ramp on the back of the Barracks so anyone with mobility issues can inspect or stay overnight once the Barracks are open. Our thanks to Matt Roesch Construction and his crew for all their hard work. The 517th Barracks has had windows installed and the interior work continues. The Headquarters Building received a new coat of paint and gutters. The Pavilion was cleaned, treated, pressure washed and a stain sealer applied. It received new gutters also. As always, if you haven’t been to the Camp to see all of the progress, you are missing out on seeing a true Gem and a piece of American history right here in your backyard. It’s worth the trip. Churrahee! See more

NEXT WORK WEEK: November 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th. OK, our last work week was very successful. We were able to repair some of the damage to the fuselage, get it primed, painted and attached to the main land gear spar. Now we need to finish attaching the fuselage, prime and paint the top of the spar, install the windows and flooring, then move it to the parking lot for final assembly while we work on the foundation and parking pad for the aircraft. If you have time and want to help with this project, just bring your lunch or your lawn chair. We always enjoy having workers or spectators. Currahee.

D-Day 2021 Quilt, tickets now available. Below is a picture of the Quilt made by Laurie Markusen for the 2021 D Day banquet drawing. This new quilt has all T Shirts from previous D Day runs, the price for this year’s raffle tickets are the same as last years, $20 each or 6 for $100. The quilt is currently on display in the Camp Toccoa at Currahee gift shop. Tickets for the quilt raffle are available at the Camp Toccoa at Currahee gift shop, on our website. If you want to mai...l in a check make payable and send to: Camp Toccoa at Currahee, Inc PO Box 193 Toccoa Ga 30577 Thank you in advance for your support of this historic project. Churrahee!