Camp Wadsworth - Spartanburg, SC
N 34° 55.874 W 082° 00.650
17S E 407681 N 3865883
This marker is located along a walking trail in front of the Westside Athletic Club.
Waymark Code: WM3NGW
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 04/25/2008
Views: 27
This camp, named in honor of Brigadier General James Samuel Wadsworth, U.S.V. was approved June 1917 as a cantonment site. The 27th division trained here from September 1, 1917 to May 4, 1918; the 6th, from May 10, 1918 to June 23, 1918; the 96th, from October 20, 1918 to January 7, 1919.
This historic marker used to be located at the corner of Westgate Mall Drive and WO Ezell Blvd (N34 56.232, W81 59.228), it is now located at the current listed coordinates.
Marker Name: Camp Wadsworth
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Historic Site
County: Spartanburg
Marker number: Not listed
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