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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM233P_camp-hughes-1907_Fort-Drum-NY.html
The story of Fort Drum began in 1906, [when] a partnership between the U.S. Army at Madison Barracks and North Country community leaders began looking for local training areas. The area in Felt[s] Mills, immediately north of the Black River, was c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM233N_pine-camp-1908_Fort-Drum-NY.html
With the success of the summer maneuvers at Camp Hughes, a permanent training area formally known as Pine Camp was founded. Legislation was passed in 1909, which established the "Pine Camp Military Reservation." Land acquisition and temporary buil…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM233L_pine-camp-cantonment-1941_Fort-Drum-NY.html
In 1940 the US Army selected Pine Camp as a divisional training facility, and a Division Cantonment (intended to be temporary for the duration of the war only) was constructed. The size of Pine Camp was expanded to 110,000 acres; numerous local co…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM233K_camp-drum-1951_Fort-Drum-NY.html
In 1951, Pine Camp was re-named Camp Drum in honor of Lieutenant General Hugh A. Drum (1879-1951). A New York native, General Drum was the Chief of Staff of the First U.S. Army (American Expeditionary Forces) during World War I. During World War I…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM233J_fort-drum-1974_Fort-Drum-NY.html
In 1974, Camp Drum became Fort Drum, when, for the first time, it was designated as a permanent US Army installation. Since its establishment in 1908, the area had been used as a temporary, seasonal training site, with a successful history of host…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM233I_10th-mountain-division-1985_Fort-Drum-NY.html
In 1985, the famous 10th Mountain Division was officially reactivated as a Light Infantry Division at Fort Drum. The 10th Mountain Division specializes in training under extreme conditions and is designed to rapidly deploy anywhere in the world. T…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM233G_10th-mountain-division-fort-drum-museum_Fort-Drum-NY.html
The mission of the 10th Mountain Division & Fort Drum Museum is to collect and preserve the material history of the 10th Mountain Division and Fort Drum. Using the collected material to present the history of each from its formation to the present…