Camp Grant (5)

Camp Grant (5) (1917-1946) - A U.S. Army post established in 1917 during World War I in Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois. Named 15 Jul 1917 for General Ulysses S. Grant. Abandoned after World War II in 1946.

Camp Grant c1918

Camp Grant (5) History

Established 18 Jul 1917 on 3,338 acres of land near Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois. The camp was an infantry replacement and training post for officers and enlisted men. The cantonment had some 1,515 temporary World War I buildings and a capacity for 42,819 troops. At the end of the war the post became a demobilization center for returning troops on 3 Dec 1918. In 1924 the camp was turned over to the Illinois National Guard.

Between World War I and World War II the camp was used by the Illinois National Guard for training and as a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp. The camp site was federalized in 1940 during the run up to World War II and rebuilt with temporary World War II buildings. It became a Selective Service Reception Center and Medical Corps. Replacement Center. After the war much of the site became the Rockford Airport.

Current Status

Few remains in Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois. The Camp Grant Museum is located in one of the original camp fire station buildings.

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Location: Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois. Maps & Images Lat: 42.208333 Long: -89.082222 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 263

Links:

• North American Forts - Camp Grant
• Wikipedia - Camp Grant
• GG Archives - Camp Grant
• Camp Grant Museum

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