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October 30, 1940
- On October 30, 1940, Mineral Wells was selected as the location of the Infantry Replacement Training Center. The city leased almost all of the Camp Wolters site, now totaling 7500 acres, to the federal government for the center. The camp became the nation’s largest infantry training center replacement center, housing 30,000 at one time.
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Fort Wolters was a United States military installation four miles northeast of Mineral Wells, Texas. The fort was originally named Camp Wolters in honor of Brigadier General Jacob F. Wolters, commander of the 56th Cavalry Brigade of the National Guard, which used the area as a summer training ground. [ 1 ]
Mineral Wells military history dates back to 1916 with the organization of Company 1, 4 th Texas Infantry. By January 1925, the War Department approved the site that would become Camp Wolters, the training ground for the 56 th Cavalry Brigade of the Texas National Guard.
Jul 22, 2019 · Located four miles outside of Mineral Wells, Texas, this U.S. military installation was an official Army camp for 21 years, from 1925 to 1946. Following World War II, Fort Wolters was abandoned and sat deactivated for a number of years prior to reopening in 1951 as an Air Force base.
On June 1, 1963, the base was redesignated Fort Wolters. In March, 1966, the base was redesignated the U. S. Army Primary Helicopter Center. The original 57-acre site was located at the current site of Mineral Wells High School.
Sep 26, 2021 · In the voluminous writings on the Civil War, the military activity in the state of Virginia and surrounding border states have overshadowed the numerous and extensive military events which occurred in West Virginia from 1861 through 1865.
Dec 9, 2010 · A United States military installation about four miles outside of Mineral Wells, Texas, Camp Wolters operated as an Army camp from 1925 to 1946. After the war, the camp sat empty,...
Jan 11, 2022 · Fort Wolters, established as Camp Wolters in 1925, is four miles east of Mineral Wells in Parker and Palo Pinto counties. It was named for Brig. Gen. Jacob F. Wolters, commander of the Fifty-sixth Brigade of the National Guard, and designated a summer training site for his units.
