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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1917-1994) - A U.S. Army post established in 1917 as [[Camp Gigling]] during [[World War I]] on Monterey Bay in Monterey County, California. Renamed [[Camp Ord]] in 1939 and Fort Ord in 1940 after Major General [[Edward O.C. Ord]], who served in the [[Seminole War II|Second Seminole War]] and the [[U.S. Civil War]]. Closed in 1994 under the 1991 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) legislation. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1917-1994) - A U.S. Army post established in 1917 as [[Camp Gigling]] during [[World War I]] on Monterey Bay in Monterey County, California. Renamed [[Camp Ord]] in 1939 and Fort Ord in 1940 after Major General [[Edward O.C. Ord]], who served in the [[Seminole War II|Second Seminole War]] and the [[U.S. Civil War]]. Closed in 1994 under the 1991 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) legislation. | ||
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Revision as of 08:14, 3 December 2013
Fort Ord (1917-1994) - A U.S. Army post established in 1917 as Camp Gigling during World War I on Monterey Bay in Monterey County, California. Renamed Camp Ord in 1939 and Fort Ord in 1940 after Major General Edward O.C. Ord, who served in the Second Seminole War and the U.S. Civil War. Closed in 1994 under the 1991 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) legislation.
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Fort Ord History
Current Status
Part of Fort Ord National Monument, Monterey County, California
USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1680886
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Location: Fort Ord National Monument, Monterey County, California. Maps & Images Lat: 36.652458 Long: -121.7286905 |
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 81
Links:
- North American Forts - Fort Ord
- Fort Ord History
- California Military Museum - Fort Ord
- Wikipedia - Fort Ord
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