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Camp Merritt, California
U.S. camp during the Spanish–American War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Camp Merriam, California.
This article is about a historical military camp in California. For the military base in New Jersey, see Camp Merritt, New Jersey.
Camp Merritt, California was a U.S. military camp used for the quartering and preparation of American troops destined for the Philippines during the Spanish–American War. Formerly a racetrack, it was named for General Wesley Merritt, the commanding general of the U.S. Voluntary Army forces and the Eighth Army Corps. The camp was located in San Francisco, California in an area approximately bounded by what is now Point Lobos Avenue (Geary), Fulton Street, First (Arguello) Avenue and Sixth Avenue.[1]
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Camp Merritt | |
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Part of Department of California | |
San Francisco | |
![]() Transport Indiana receiving troops and freight at Pacific Mail Docks, 1898. | |
Coordinates | 37°46′35.51″N 122°27′42.89″W |
Site history | |
In use | May 1898 – August 1898 |
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