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'''{{PAGENAME}} (1942-1946)''' - A [[World War II]] Army camp in Jackson County, Oregon. Construction began on 25 Feb 1942 and was completed on 14 Dec 1942. Camp White was named after Major General [[George A. White]], an adjutant general of the Oregon National Guard. Camp White was deactivated in Apr 1946. | |||
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|width="50%"|[[Image:Camp_White - 3.jpg|350px|thumb|left|Camp White World War II Buildings]] | |||
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'''{{PAGENAME}} (1942-1946)''' - Construction began on 25 Feb 1942 | |colspan="2"| | ||
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=={{PAGENAME}} History== | =={{PAGENAME}} History== | ||
The camp | The camp encompassed 77 square miles and trained over 110,000 troops during its lifetime. At one point, it was the second-largest city in Oregon. | ||
The camp core was a mile wide rectangle with the camp hospital occupying an angled portion on the west side of Crater Lake Highway. This core was flanked by two huge field ranges for training and maneuvers | The camp core was a mile-wide rectangle with the camp hospital occupying an angled portion on the west side of Crater Lake Highway. This core was flanked by two huge field ranges for training and maneuvers | ||
==Current Status== | ==Current Status== | ||
The hospital area remains and is now the Veterans Affairs’ Southern Oregon Rehabilitation Center and Clinic. | |||
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(C) 42.441828, -122.839508, {{PAGENAME}}<br>(1942-1946) | (C) 42.441828, -122.839508, {{PAGENAME}}<br>(1942-1946) | ||
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'''Location:''' | '''Location:''' Near White City, Jackson County, Oregon. Map point indicates the site of the old Camp Hospital area. | ||
{{Mapit-US-cityscale|42.441828|-122.839508}} | {{Mapit-US-cityscale|42.441828|-122.839508}} | ||
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'''Sources:''' | '''Sources:''' | ||
* [[Oregon Military History, Forts-Camps-Roads]] | |||
* {{OregonGeographicNames}}, page 154 | * {{OregonGeographicNames}}, page 154 | ||
* {{Roberts}}, page 669 | |||
'''Links:''' | '''Links:''' | ||
* [http://www.campwhite.org/history.htm History] | * [http://www.campwhite.org/history.htm History] | ||
{{Visited|28 Jun 2008}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 18:08, 4 May 2022
Camp White (1942-1946) - A World War II Army camp in Jackson County, Oregon. Construction began on 25 Feb 1942 and was completed on 14 Dec 1942. Camp White was named after Major General George A. White, an adjutant general of the Oregon National Guard. Camp White was deactivated in Apr 1946.
Camp White HistoryThe camp encompassed 77 square miles and trained over 110,000 troops during its lifetime. At one point, it was the second-largest city in Oregon. The camp core was a mile-wide rectangle with the camp hospital occupying an angled portion on the west side of Crater Lake Highway. This core was flanked by two huge field ranges for training and maneuvers Current StatusThe hospital area remains and is now the Veterans Affairs’ Southern Oregon Rehabilitation Center and Clinic.
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Links: Visited: 28 Jun 2008
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