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Camp Edwards, Bourne, Barnstable County, MA Contributor Names Historic American Buildings Survey, creator Created / Published Documentation compiled after 1933 Notes - Significance: Camp Edwards is significant as one of the first camps built (or in this case built-up) as part of the mobilization construction program of the Army a massive national building program designed to provide housing and training areas for troops in preparation for US involvement in WWII. Much of the methodology for both the construction and administration of the mobilization effort was developed at Camp Edwards. The wood frame temporary buildings constructed here in 1940-41 provided the testing grounds for the 700-series, formula drawings which were adopted for temporary construction nationwide. - Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-355 - Survey number: HABS MA-1249 Medium Photo(s): 19 Data Page(s): 8 Photo Caption Page(s): 1 Call Number/Physical Location HABS MASS,1-BOUR,V,1- Source Collection Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress) Repository Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print Control Number ma1438 Rights Advisory