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== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Active Military Installation in Westchester County, New York. A training camp for the [[United States Military Academy]] and New York State National Guard. | Active Military Installation in Westchester County, New York. A training camp for the [[United States Military Academy]] and New York State National Guard. |
Revision as of 18:03, 10 May 2012
Camp Smith (1) (1882-Present) - First established as a National Guard Training Camp in 1882 as Camp Townsend by Major General Frederick Townsend in Westchester County, New York. Renamed Sate Camp of Instruction in 1913 and in 1932 renamed Camp Smith for New York Governor Alfred E. Smith. Active Military Installation.
Current Status
Active Military Installation in Westchester County, New York. A training camp for the United States Military Academy and New York State National Guard.
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Location: North of Peekskill on Route 6, Westchester County, New York. Maps & Images Lat: 41.301531 Long: -73.941615 |
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 580-581
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