Fort Lewis

by Alan H. Archambault

Book Overview

The area now known as Fort Lewis was first recognized for its potential as a military reservation in the early 1900s when a series of militia and national guard encampments were held in the area. Camp Lewis was established as the United States entered World War I in 1917 and became the first Army installation in the history of the nation to be created as a direct result of the outright gift of land by private citizens. During World War I, Camp Lewis...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738520519
• ISBN13: 9780738520513
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 9.2"