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{{Infobox NRHP
| name         = Blue Bend Forest Camp
| nrhp_type    = hd
| nocat        = yes
| image        =
| caption      =
| nearest_city = [[Alvon, West Virginia]]
| coordinates  = {{coord|37|55|14|N|80|16|6|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin     = West Virginia#USA
| architect    = Stoddard, Herbert Tilden; CCC
| architecture = Bungalow/Craftsman
| added        = April 20, 1994
| area         = {{convert|26|acre}}
| refnum       = 94000352<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>
}}
'''Blue Bend Forest Camp''', also known as '''Blue Bend Recreation Area''', is a historic recreational area near [[Alvon, West Virginia|Alvon]], [[West Virginia]]. The site was planned and developed by the [[Civilian Conservation Corps]] from 1936 to 1938 and is one of four CCC-built recreational areas in [[Monongahela National Forest]]. Anthony Creek runs through the camp, and a pool on the creek known as Blue Hole is a [[fishing]] area and one of the main features of the site. Blue Bend Forest Camp also includes log picnic shelters and twenty-one campsites.<ref name="nrhp">{{cite web|title=National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for Blue Bend Forest Camp|url=https://wvculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Blue-bend-forest-camp.pdf|publisher=West Virginia Department of Culture|accessdate=7 December 2010}}</ref> The camp was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on April 20, 1994.<ref name="nris"/>
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.fs.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsinternet/!ut/p/c4/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3gDfxMDT8MwRydLA1cj72BTJw8jAwjQL8h2VAQAzHJMsQ!!/?ss=110921&navtype=BROWSEBYSUBJECT&navid=110340000000000&pnavid=110000000000000&recid=7007&actid=64&ttype=recarea&pname=Monongahela%20National%20Forest%20-%20Blue%20Bend%20Recreation%20Area%20and%20Campground Monongahela National Forest - Blue Bend Recreational Area and Campground]
{{National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia}}
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Greenbrier County, West Virginia]]
[[Category:Bungalow architecture in West Virginia]]
[[Category:American Craftsman architecture in West Virginia]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Greenbrier County, West Virginia]]
[[Category:Civilian Conservation Corps in West Virginia]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Greenbrier County, West Virginia]]
[[Category:Campgrounds in West Virginia]]
[[Category:Historic districts in Greenbrier County, West Virginia]]
[[Category:Monongahela National Forest]]
[[Category:Civilian Conservation Corps camps]]
[[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:1938 establishments in West Virginia]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1938]]
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