Weedpatch Camp

Weedpatch Camp (also known as the Arvin Federal Government Camp and the Sunset Labor Camp) was built by the Farm Security Administration (FSA) south of Bakersfield, California in 1936 to house migrant workers during the Great Depression. Several historic buildings at the camp were placed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on January 22, 1996. The camp was subsequently taken over by the Kern County Housing Authority who administers it as the Sunset Labor Camp to assist migrant farm workers.

Weedpatch Camp

Weedpatch Camp (also known as the Arvin Federal Government Camp and the Sunset Labor Camp) was built by the Farm Security Administration (FSA) south of Bakersfield, California in 1936 to house migrant workers during the Great Depression. Several historic buildings at the camp were placed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on January 22, 1996. The camp was subsequently taken over by the Kern County Housing Authority who administers it as the Sunset Labor Camp to assist migrant farm workers.