The Mawavi Historic District, Chopawamsic RDA Camp 2 near Triangle, Virginia, United States, dates from 1942. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. Landscaping and structures were designed by

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; construction was done by Civilian Conservation Corps workers. The district is within what became the Prince William Forest Park. The NRHP listing included 56

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, one

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and one other contributing site. The work was specifically designed by a cooperative effort of the NPS's Branch of Plans and Design in Washington, D.C., and by the NPS Branch of Planning and State Cooperation, Region 1, in Richmond. It included 36 cabins, a dining hall, various other buildings, and a dam that were built during 1936–1938. "Mawavi" is a coined term that sounds like an Indian word, but really is just MAryland-WAshingtondc-VIrginia's first two letters mashed together.

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1936 establishments in Virginia Historic districts in Prince William County, Virginia Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Prince William County, Virginia Park buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Prince William Forest Park National Park Service rustic in Virginia {{PrinceWilliamCountyVA-NRHP-stub

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