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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]
Fort Nisqually, rebuilt as a living history museum; Fort Okanogan; Fort Simcoe, open to the public; Fort Spokane; Fort Steilacoom, open to the public; Fort Townsend; Fort Vancouver, open to the public; Fort Walla Walla, open to the public; Fort Ward, open to the public; Fort Whitman; Fort Worden, open to the public
Map of the small U.S. military installations, ranges and training areas in the continental United States. This is a list of military installations owned or used by the United States Armed Forces both in the United States and around the world.
Fort Caspar Museum and Historic Site: Casper: Natrona: Central: Military: Includes reconstructed log fort buildings and a museum Fort Fetterman Historic Site: Douglas: Converse: Southeast: Military: Trail through mid 19th-century fort ruins, restored officer's quarters and an ordnance warehouse with exhibits Fort Laramie National Historic Site ...
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During World War II, Utah was home to around 15,000 Italian and German prisoners that were distributed across several camps. Camp Salina was a small, temporary branch camp to accommodate overflow prisoners in Fort Douglas in Salt Lake City. It was occupied from 1944 to 1945 by about 250 Germans, most of whom were from the Afrika Korps. It was a ...