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'''{{PAGENAME}} (1943-1945)''' - | '''{{PAGENAME}} (1943-1945)''' - Established 2 Sep 1943 and named for General [[Henry Larcom Abbot]]. Deactivated in 1945. | ||
=={{PAGENAME}} History== | =={{PAGENAME}} History== | ||
Established as an Army Engineer replacement and engineering center during [[World War II]] on the site where General [[Henry Larcom Abbot]] had camped some 100 years earlier during the Pacific Railroads Surveys. | |||
==Current Status== | ==Current Status== | ||
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(C) 43.87, -121.45, {{PAGENAME}}<br>(1943-1945) | (C) 43.87, -121.45, {{PAGENAME}}<br>(1943-1945) | ||
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'''Location:''' Deschutes County, Oregon | '''Location:''' Sun River resort, Deschutes County, Oregon | ||
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Revision as of 18:32, 22 September 2007
Camp Abbot (1943-1945) - Established 2 Sep 1943 and named for General Henry Larcom Abbot. Deactivated in 1945.
Camp Abbot History
Established as an Army Engineer replacement and engineering center during World War II on the site where General Henry Larcom Abbot had camped some 100 years earlier during the Pacific Railroads Surveys.
Current Status
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Location: Sun River resort, Deschutes County, Oregon Maps & Images Lat: 43.87 Long: -121.45 |
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 140
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