Camp Greene

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1. 1917

   Camp Greene trained soldiers of the 3rd and 4th Infantry Divisions (both first organized there in 1917) as well as the 41st Infantry Division, drawn mainly from New England and western states, with Massachusetts contributing the largest single contingent.

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2. 1917

   More than 14,000 Black troops, many from Massachusetts and Connecticut, trained at Camp Greene and faced severe racial segregation and discrimination both on base and in the surrounding city.

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3. 1917

   No credible historical source located during this research (NC DNCR, Wikipedia, Our State magazine, WFAE, the Levine Museum of the New South, or the UNC Charlotte library's Camp Greene research guide) confirms the claim that a young Bernard Montgomery, the future British WWII field marshal, trained at or visited Camp Greene; this claim could not be verified and is treated as unsubstantiated.

   Unverified — sourced but not confirmed against a primary record.

   Mint Museum of ArtLevine Museum of the New SouthHarvey B. Gantt CenterNASCAR Hall of Fame

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4. 1917

   North Carolina's official historical marker L-25 for Camp Greene states the camp "operated here on 6,000 acres, 1917-1919," though other detailed accounts describe the camp starting at roughly 2,300-2,600 acres before being expanded.

   Unverified — sourced but not confirmed against a primary record.

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5. 1917 · 1917-07-05

   Major General Leonard Wood, commander of the Army's Southeastern Division and the officer charged with selecting new WWI training camp sites, visited Charlotte and addressed the community at First Presbyterian Church on July 5, 1917, regarding the planned camp that became Camp Greene.

   First Presbyterian ChurchMecklenburg PresbyteryFirst United Presbyterian ChurchFirst Baptist Church WestFirst Presbyterian ChurchLeonard Wood

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6. 1917 · 1917-09-06

   The first Army recruits arrived at Camp Greene, Charlotte's newly built WWI training camp, on September 6, 1917, following roughly six weeks of rapid construction.

   Stephen B. Weeks

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7. 1917 · 1917-12-01

   By December 1917, Camp Greene was temporary home to nearly 60,000 soldiers, a population almost equal to Charlotte's entire civilian population at the time.

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8. 1918

   During World War I, airplanes were assembled and flown at Camp Greene, the U.S. Army training base on Charlotte's western edge, marking some of the city's earliest documented aviation activity.

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9. 1918

   Roughly 300 to 400 soldiers are believed to have died of influenza at Camp Greene during the fall 1918-winter 1919 outbreak, with coffins reportedly stacked at the camp's railroad station during the worst weeks.

   Unverified — sourced but not confirmed against a primary record.

   Charlotte and South Carolina RailroadNorth Carolina RailroadStephen B. Weeks

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10. 1918 · 1918-10-03

    Camp Greene was placed under quarantine on October 3, 1918, in an effort to keep the influenza outbreak spreading through Charlotte from reaching the soldiers training at the camp.

    Unverified — sourced but not confirmed against a primary record.

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11. 1918 · 1918-11-11

    Camp Greene began rapid dismantling almost immediately after the Armistice ended World War I on November 11, 1918, just over a year after the camp had opened.

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12. 1919

    The only substantially surviving structure from Camp Greene, as of this research, is the James C. Dowd House at 2216 Monument Street, a pre-existing farmhouse the Army used as a headquarters building on site; the surrounding Wilmore/Camp Greene neighborhood otherwise shows little physical trace of the camp beyond street names and the 1926 DAR memorial.

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13. 1919 · 1919-06-30

    Camp Greene officially closed on June 30, 1919, per the text of the 1926 Camp Greene Memorial monument, which records the camp's dates of operation as July 12, 1917-June 30, 1919.

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14. 1920

    After Camp Greene closed, Charlotte's only regular airfield through the 1920s was the privately owned Charlotte Airport (later called Cannon Field), built on the former Camp Greene airstrip and operated by local aviator Johnny Crowell.

    Unverified — sourced but not confirmed against a primary record.

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15. 1926 · 1926-11-23

    The Camp Greene Memorial was erected and dedicated on November 23, 1926, by the Mecklenburg Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and stands at the corner of Wilkinson Boulevard and Monument Street in the Ashley Park/Wilmore area of Charlotte.

    Marshall Park

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