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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1917-1968) - A [[World War I]] camp first established in 1917 as [[Camp Custer]] near Augusta, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. Named after [[George A. Custer]] {{Cullum|1966}}, Killed 25 Jun 1876 along with his entire command in the Battle of Little Big Horn River. Renamed [[Fort Custer]] 1940. Abandoned in 1968. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1917-1968) - A [[World War I]] camp first established in 1917 as [[Camp Custer (2)]] near Augusta, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. Named after [[George A. Custer]] {{Cullum|1966}}, Killed 25 Jun 1876 along with his entire command in the Battle of Little Big Horn River. Renamed [[Fort Custer]] 1940. Abandoned in 1968. | ||
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Revision as of 19:25, 28 January 2014
Fort Custer (2) (1917-1968) - A World War I camp first established in 1917 as Camp Custer (2) near Augusta, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. Named after George A. Custer (Cullum 1966), Killed 25 Jun 1876 along with his entire command in the Battle of Little Big Horn River. Renamed Fort Custer 1940. Abandoned in 1968.
History of Fort Custer
Established in 1917 as one of sixteen National Army Camps in preparation for U.S. involvement in World War I.
Abandoned in 1968.
Current Status
Near Augusta, Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
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Location: Augusta, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. Maps & Images Lat: 42.3343351 Long: -85.3029263 |
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 416
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