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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1898-1898) - A [[Spanish American War]] Camp first established in 1898 in present day Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii. Named Camp Otis by G.O. 16, Department of California, 22 Sep 1898, after Major General [[Elwell S. Otis]], U.S. Volunteers, commanding officer in the Philippines (1898-1899). Abandoned in 1898.
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1898-1898) - A [[Spanish American War]] Camp first established in 1898 in present day Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii. Named Camp Otis by G.O. 16, Department of California, 22 Sep 1898, after Major General [[Elwell S. Otis]], U.S. Volunteers, commanding officer in the Philippines (1898-1899). Abandoned in 1898.
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== History of Camp Otis ==
== History of Camp Otis ==
Established in 1898 on the site of a previously unnamed camp in the former racetrack at Kapiolani Park. The camp housed members of the Philippine expeditionary force that had temporally  been put ashore from their troop ship, the Arizona, when it was ordered on to Manila without them.
Established in 1898 on the site of a previously unnamed camp in the former racetrack at Kapiolani Park in Honolulu, Hawaii. The camp housed members of the Philippine expeditionary force that had temporally  been put ashore from their troop ship, the Arizona, when it was ordered on to Manila without them.


Camp Otis was abandoned on 7 Nov 1898 when the Arizona returned from Manila and the troops departed.
Camp Otis was abandoned on 7 Nov 1898 when the Arizona returned from Manila and the troops departed.
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Latest revision as of 19:57, 7 January 2019

Camp Otis (1) (1898-1898) - A Spanish American War Camp first established in 1898 in present day Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii. Named Camp Otis by G.O. 16, Department of California, 22 Sep 1898, after Major General Elwell S. Otis, U.S. Volunteers, commanding officer in the Philippines (1898-1899). Abandoned in 1898.

History of Camp Otis

Established in 1898 on the site of a previously unnamed camp in the former racetrack at Kapiolani Park in Honolulu, Hawaii. The camp housed members of the Philippine expeditionary force that had temporally been put ashore from their troop ship, the Arizona, when it was ordered on to Manila without them.

Camp Otis was abandoned on 7 Nov 1898 when the Arizona returned from Manila and the troops departed.

Unit Elements Housed at Camp Otis

Current Status

No remains in Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii.


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Location: Kapiolani Park, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii.

Maps & Images

Lat: 21.2652 Long: -157.819033

  • Multi Maps from ACME
  • Maps from Bing
  • Maps from Google
  • Elevation: .....'

Sources:

  • Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 246

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