Camp Abbot
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. The camp was built in five months at a cost of over 4 million dollars.
Col. Frank Besso was the camp commander during it's short life. The camp trained over 100,000 military engineers.
Current Status
The camp was purchased in 1960's and platted as "Sun River" Resort. The only building remaining today from the original camp is the officers club, now known as the Great Hall.
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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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Visited: 25 Dec 2007
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