Camp Funston

Camp Funston (HMLXC)

Location: Ogden, KS 66517 Riley County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 6.25', W 96° 44.15'

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World War I Headquarters of Maj Gen Leonard Wood

CAMP FUNSTON was established as one of sixteen Divisional Cantonment Training Camps during World War I. Construction of the 2,000 acre camp began during the summer of 1917 and eventually encompassed approximately 1,400 buildings

Major General Leonard Wood commanded the camp. During World War I, nearly 50,000 recruits from the Great Plains trained here. They became part of the 89th Division that deployed to France in the spring of 1918. In addition, the 10th Division and black soldiers assigned to the 92nd Division received their basic training at Camp Funston.

The first recorded cases of what came to be the world-wide influenza epidemic were first reported here in March 1918.
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HM NumberHMLXC
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Year Placed1998
Placed ByFort Riley Historical and Archaeological Society
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Date Added Friday, September 12th, 2014 at 12:18pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14S E 695780 N 4330776
Decimal Degrees39.10416667, -96.73583333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 6.25', W 96° 44.15'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 6' 15.00" N, 96° 44' 9.00" W
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Area Code(s)785
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2405 Huebner Rd, Ogden KS 66517, US
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