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Camp Dawson was established on May 7, 1909, when the West Virginia Legislature authorized the purchase of 196.5 acres (0.795 km 2) of land on Dunkard Bottom along the Cheat River. The camp was named in honor of William M. O. Dawson, a native of Preston County, who had just left office as Governor of West Virginia in 1908.
A state militia facility, Camp Dawson, was established on the banks of the Cheat in Preston County in 1909 and continues in operation today. 1985 flood In November 1985, heavy rains caused a massive flood on the Cheat, essentially wiping out the small town of Albright. The river flow was estimated at 190,000 cubic feet per second, much larger ...
West Virginia National Guardsmen clearing flood debris from the side of a highway at Hanover, WV, May 29, 2009 Troops of the WVARNG Quick Reaction Force training in Washington, D.C. just prior to the 2009 presidential inauguration. The West Virginia Army National Guard (WVARNG) is the United States Army component of the West Virginia National ...
West Virginia is also home to the 4,389-acre National Guard training site Camp Dawson, 2,000+ acres of which are owned by the state. Wikimedia Commons.
The 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne) (19th SFG) (A) is one of two National Guard groups of the United States Army Special Forces.19th Group—as it is sometimes called—is designed to deploy and execute nine doctrinal missions: unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, direct action, counter-insurgency, special reconnaissance, counter-terrorism, information operations ...
Camp Crowder: Missouri Camp Dawson: West Virginia Camp Deming: New Mexico Georg Gärtner escaped on 21 September 1945, and finally surrendered in 1985. He was the last escapee, having remained at large for 40 years. Camp Dermott: Arkansas Dermott, Arkansas: Camp Douglas: Wyoming Douglas: Camp Dundee: Michigan Two escaped. Used a railroad box car.
Military installations in West Virginia. Help. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Military facilities in West Virginia. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. This category is for all current and historic military facilities located in the State of West Virginia.
The former Briery Mountain Wildlife Management Area was located on 1,162 acres (470 ha) near Kingwood in Preston County, West Virginia. The wildlife management area was part of the Camp Dawson Army Training Center, owned by the West Virginia State Armory Board. [2] Briery Mountain WMA was sited on Briery Mountain, overlooking Camp Dawson and ...