The Camp Dodge military reservation, located northwest of Iowa's capital, Des Moines, has been a community presence in times of war and peace. During World War I, a city serving over 45,000 soldiers sprang up inside its boundaries. As quickly as the army's city was built, it was dismantled, no longer needed at the war's end. The land again became a training area for the Iowa National Guard. The community found a home here too, flocking to one of the world's largest outdoor swimming pools, built in the early 1920s. World War II saw the post processing new soldiers and training the Iowa State Gu... Read More
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The Camp Dodge military reservation, located northwest of Iowa's capital, Des Moines, has been a community presence in times of war and peace. During World War I, a city serving over 45,000 soldiers sprang up inside its boundaries. As quickly as the army's city was built, it was dismantled, no longer needed at the war's end. The land again became a training area for the Iowa National Guard. The community found a home here too, flocking to one of the world's largest outdoor swimming pools, built in the early 1920s. World War II saw the post processing new soldiers and training the Iowa State Gu... Read More
The Camp Dodge military reservation, located northwest of Iowa's capital, Des Moines, has been a community presence in times of war and peace. During World War I, a city serving over 45,000 soldiers sprang up inside its boundaries. As quickly as the army's city was built, it was dismantled, no longer needed at the war's end. The land again became a training area for the Iowa National Guard. The community found a home here too, flocking to one of the world's largest outdoor swimming pools, built in the early 1920s. World War II saw the post processing new soldiers and training the Iowa State Guard, left behind to safeguard the state. Over the years, the camp has heard the pounding of horses' hooves turn to the roar of tanks. Hand-drawn strategy maps have given way to high-tech computer maneuver simulations. Camp Dodge has survived and grown.
Details
Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Series: Images of America
Publication Date: 6th July 2009
State: Iowa
Illustration Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9780738560915
Format: Paperback
BISACs: TRAVEL / Museums, Tours, Points of Interest HISTORY / Military / United States HISTORY / Military / Pictorial HISTORY / United States / General
Author Bio
With unprecedented access to the Iowa Gold Star Military Museum archives, the authors present a story encompassing a century. Mary L. Jones, a technical writer, has been the cultural resources manager for the Iowa Army National Guard for 15 years, and Michael W. Vogt, a noted researcher, speaker, and writer, is curator of the Gold Star museum.
The Camp Dodge military reservation, located northwest of Iowa's capital, Des Moines, has been a community presence in times of war and peace. During World War I, a city serving over 45,000 soldiers sprang up inside its boundaries. As quickly as the army's city was built, it was dismantled, no longer needed at the war's end. The land again became a training area for the Iowa National Guard. The community found a home here too, flocking to one of the world's largest outdoor swimming pools, built in the early 1920s. World War II saw the post processing new soldiers and training the Iowa State Guard, left behind to safeguard the state. Over the years, the camp has heard the pounding of horses' hooves turn to the roar of tanks. Hand-drawn strategy maps have given way to high-tech computer maneuver simulations. Camp Dodge has survived and grown.
Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Series: Images of America
Publication Date: 6th July 2009
State: Iowa
Illustrations Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9780738560915
Format: Paperback
BISACs: TRAVEL / Museums, Tours, Points of Interest HISTORY / Military / United States HISTORY / Military / Pictorial HISTORY / United States / General
With unprecedented access to the Iowa Gold Star Military Museum archives, the authors present a story encompassing a century. Mary L. Jones, a technical writer, has been the cultural resources manager for the Iowa Army National Guard for 15 years, and Michael W. Vogt, a noted researcher, speaker, and writer, is curator of the Gold Star museum.
