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Camp Withycombe, located in Clackamas County, Oregon,[1] United States, was originally established as Camp Benson after Governor Frank W. Benson, but was later renamed Camp Withycombe during World War I for Governor James Withycombe.[2]
Originally known as the Clackamas Rifle Range, it was established as a training camp in 1909 and expanded during World War I, during which it served as a headquarters for the National Guard, a central supply depot and training center. Pendleton, Oregon photographer Walter S. Bowman photographed Camp Benson in the early 20th century.[3]
In the 1930s, the camp became a supply depot. Some of the buildings on the camp property, such as the Adjutant General's house (1938), were built by the Works Progress Administration (WPA).
The camp still serves as a training facility, supply depot, and equipment repair facility for the National Guard, but the rifle range is now closed.[4]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-05-18. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
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- ^ Walter S. Bowman Archived 2016-04-02 at the Wayback Machine University of Oregon Library special collections
- ^ "Camp Withycombe - FortWiki Historic U.S. And Canadian Forts".