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Camp
Wheeler History
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| Camp
Wheeler was established in 1917 as a temporary training camp for National
Guard units in Federal service. The camp was later used as an Infantry
Replacement Training Center where new recruits received basic and
advanced individual training to replace combat casualties. At the
height of the training effort, the camp contained 17,000 trainees
and 3,000 cadre personnel. |
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camp was declared excess in 1946, and after a dedudding operation
in the fall of 1946, the land was returned to the owners. |
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Currently,
the site is used for a variety of purposes, including kaolin mining
and forestry, and contains an industrial park and several housing
subdivisions.
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| In
March 2003, EOD Technology, Inc., an ordnance response contractor,
performed an Engineering
Evaluation and Cost Analysis (EE/CA) at Camp Wheeler to evaluate
the presence of ordnance. Ordnance was found in five areas of the
site. |
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EE/CA recommended a Removal Action be performed in the five areas
where ordnance was found. In the late January, a Removal
Action will being in the Redbud Drive and Dogwood Road areas in
Twiggs Counties. |
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