Camp Breckinridge /Morganfield, Kentucky
N 37° 41.615 W 087° 52.690
16S E 422578 N 4172181
Camp Breckinridge in Morganfield Kentucky on Hwy 60
Waymark Code: WMJBN1
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 10/25/2013
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CAMP BRECKINRIDGE
Army post built in 1942, on 36,000 acres, at a cost of $39,000.00 Named for John C. Breckinridge, US Vice President, 1856-60, and Confederate Secretary of War, 1865. Created as infantry training center for up to 40,000. men. Used during WW11, 1943-46, as prisoner of war camp for as many as 3,000 enlised men of German Army Camp deactivated in 1949.
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CAMP BRECKINRIDGE
During Korean War, 1950-54, camp reopened for training of infantry. From 1954 to 1963 used for summer training of 4,500 National Gurard troops . Disposal of camp by Army began in 1963. Dept. of Labor obtained 853 acres for Job Corps Training Center opened in 1965. Remaining acreage acquired by indiviuals, city of Morganfield, and State of Kentucky.
Marker Name: CAMP BRECKINRIDGE
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number (for official markers): 1424
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
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