Record #:

18824

Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

Abstract:

Camp Butner, located on 40 square miles of parts of Person, Granville, and Durham counties, is the newest addition to North Carolina's military training centers. It is regarded as one of the finest training camps in operation and is complete to the last detail. It is the training site of the 78th Division.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 10 Issue 25, Nov 1942, p12-13, 26, 28, il, por

Subject(s):

Camp Butner; North Carolina--History--World War, 1939-1945--Training camps

Record #:

44281

Author(s):

Woltz, Rebecca

Abstract:

"amid the urgency of World War II, an Army training camp sprang up from fields north of Raleigh. Five years later, the camp was no longer needed, but the existing infrastructure attracted new residents. Today, evidence of that brief but impressive history remains part of Butner's very foundation." In 1942, Camp Butner was carved out of a 40,000acre span of farmland, only yo operate until 1947. The town of Butner was operated by the stae of North Carolina until 2007, when it was finally incorporated as a town in its own right.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 92 Issue 6, November 2024, p106-114, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Butner (Granville County); Camp Butner; Camp Butner Museum