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'''{{PAGENAME}} (1909-Present)''' - Established as [[Camp Benson]] after Governor [[Frank W. Benson]], but was later renamed Camp Withycombe during [[World War I]] for Governor [[James Withycombe]]. | '''{{PAGENAME}} (1909-Present)''' - Established as [[Camp Benson]] after Governor [[Frank W. Benson]], but was later renamed Camp Withycombe during [[World War I]] for Governor [[James Withycombe]]. | ||
=={{PAGENAME}} History== | =={{PAGENAME}} History== | ||
==Current Status== | ==Current Status== | ||
Active Oregon National Guard post. | |||
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Revision as of 17:58, 4 November 2007
Camp Withycombe (1909-Present) - Established as Camp Benson after Governor Frank W. Benson, but was later renamed Camp Withycombe during World War I for Governor James Withycombe.
Camp Withycombe History
Current Status
Active Oregon National Guard post.
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Location: East of I-205 in Clackamas (South-East of Clackamas Town Center) near Portland, Oregon. Maps & Images Lat: 45.410788 Long: -122.558541 |
Sources:
- Oregon Military History, Forts-Camps-Roads
- McArthur, Lewis A. & McArthur, Lewis L., Oregon Geographic Names, Oregon Historical Society Press; 7 edition (December 2003), 1073 pages, ISBN 0875952771, ISBN 978-0875952772, page 154
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