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Fort Douglas (initially called Camp Douglas) was established in October 1862, during the American Civil War, as a small military garrison about three miles east of Salt Lake City, Utah. Its purpose was to protect the overland mail route and telegraph lines along the Central Overland Route .
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Uncooperative prisoners who were a source of trouble at other camps were sent to Fort Douglas. [5] [14] The location now stands as a military museum, and the Fort Douglas Cemetery holds POWs who died while imprisoned: 21 German soldiers, 12 Italian soldiers, and 1 Japanese soldier, amongst the Americans buried there. [15]
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Wendover Air Force Base's history began in 1940, when the United States Army began looking for additional bombing ranges. The area near the town of Wendover was well-suited to these needs; the land was virtually uninhabited, had generally excellent flying weather, and the nearest large city (Salt Lake City) was 100 miles (160 km) away (Wendover had around 100 citizens at the time). [1]