Camp Hill (1)

Camp Hill (1) (1917-1919) - A U.S. Army World War I embarkation Camp first established in 1917 in Newport News, Newport News City, Virginia. Named Camp Hill after General Ambrose P. Hill (Cullum 1345), Confederate U.S. Civil War General who was killed at Petersburg 2 Apr 1865. Abandoned in 1919.

World War I

A U.S. Army Embarkation and Training Camp established in August 1917 to process troops onto ships headed for the front. Camp Hill was established in August 1917 on a site alongside the James River docks at Newport News. In 1918 the northern part of the camp became Camp Alexander (1) and was dedicated to processing some 50,000 black stevedores and workers on ships to the ports in Europe.

At the end of the war the camp became a debarkation center until it was abandoned in 7 Oct 1919.

Current Status

Markers (2) at Newport News, Newport News City, Virginia.

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Location:Newport News, Newport News City, Virginia. Maps & Images Lat: 37.008914 Long: -76.437788 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 810

Links:

• North American Forts - Camp Hill (1)
• Marker History - Camp Hill and Camp Alexander
• Waymarking - Camp Alexander

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