Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-07-05
LOCATION OF CANToNMENTs

Army Cd0IOIIleuIS, lOTIS anu dNl-1
alton fields will be objective Of thou
sands of automobile tours this year.
Reports from 120 branches of the B.
F. Goodrich Rubber company, where
route cards and state maps are dis
tributed covering logs to any camp
in the United States, say that 10 to
25 per cent of. the requests for tour
ing information are from autoists
making trips to Uncle Sans big
training camps.
On account of the congested con-
dltion in the vicinity of most of the
big camps, the Goodrich representa-
tives advise tourists to carry along
camping outfits. Most of the camps
ard forts have permitted camping in
natural camping locations adjacent to
the military grounds.
There is a camp in access to al
most any district of the country. The
distance between the farthest locali-
ties and a cantonment may be
spanned in less than three days
drive. New England has one camp,
the middle Atlantic territory two, the
Southeast three, the middle West five,
the Southwest two, and the North
west one.
Here are the locations of the larg
est camps and road and tourist camp
ing party information for those con-
templating trips to our soldier maxi
ing plants:
National Army Camps
Camp Custer-More than 200 cars
Al hofxuaoy Rattle
Creek, Mich, and Camp Custer, which
is three miles distant. Another con-
crete road has been started, to run
from the city limits west and through
the camp, so that all traffic may run
out one road and back the other.
There are good camping grounds
alor, the Kalamazoo river near the
CAM. The Y. M. C. A. buildings
throughout the camp have suitable
comfort stations for visitors.
Camp Devens The roads from
Boston to Aver, Mass, the site of
Camp Devens, are excellent, and the
camp also may be reached from Wor-
cester and Springfield over good
roads. The camp is about a mile
west of the town.
Camp Dix - To get to Camp Dix
from Philadelphia good roads to the
Delaware river and fair from there
on are available. Naturally, ample
hotel and garage accommodations are
furnished in Philadelphia.
Camp Dix, at Wrightstown, N. J..
is reached from Philadelphia via Ma
sonville, Mount Holly, Pemberton,
and Lewistown.
Camp Dodge = Camp Dodge has
the selected men from Iowa, North
Dakota, Minnesota, and several coun-
ties in central Illinois. 1t is IL miles
north and west Of Des Mo'nes, Iowa.
| The road to the camp is paved with
the exception of about three miles,
and this will be completed as soon as
spring work can start. Visitors are
allowed almost free access to the
entire camp.
Camp Gordon - The road from
Atlanta, Ca, to Camp Gordon has
been very bad. but is now being i'm
proved Nand in a short time will be
good. There are plenty of garages,
but hotels should be advised in ad-
vance.
Camp Grant-Camp Grant is about
five miles south of Rockford, Ill. From
State and Main streets go southeast
on State street across the river to
Third street and turn right, going
into Kiskwaukee street, which leads
directly into the cantonment.
From Chicago one has the choice
Of eoxrora1 rr..foc tbo ax,o
being by way of haywood, Lombard
Geneva, st. Charles, Elgin, Coral
Harmony, and Belvidere to Rockford
90 miles. Leave Chicago via west
Jackson boulevard, go through Gar.
field park and out Washington boul
evard, thence to haywood.
Camp Lee = Camp Lee is located
at Petersburg, Va, which is connected
with Norfolk and other parts of the
state by several routes.
The trip from Norfolk, SO miles, i.
via Suffolk, Franklin, Courtland, anc
bonneville.
Camp Lewis = Camp Lewis is sit
uated on American Lake, Is mile
from Tacoma, Wash. Olympia, tn
state capital, is 33 miles from Ia
! coma. Many camping sites and goo'
, hotel accommodations are availabl
/ through this section, espec ally in tn
neighborhood of Mount Rainier Ma
tional Park.
Camp Meade - Road condition
from Washington, D. c., to Cam
l Meade, which is located at Annapoli
Junction, Nd, are for the most par
e very bad. 1t has been impo.vible t
reach the camp from Laurel as tn
5-mile section from that point is OF
e binary soft dirt, which always be
n comes impossible during the winteI
Visitors are directed by Baltimor
n and then south over the concrete roa
into the reservation.
Camp Pike = Camp Pike is fiv
miles north of Little Rock, Ark, O
n splendid asphalt road Hotel a,
K commodations are good, and ther
q are plenty of garages and service sta
u tions. Arrangements are being mad
II for camping grounds.
= Camp Sherman - Camp Sherma
y ), is about " miles northwest of Chi
= licothe, Ohio. Visitors are welcon
- at any time, with no special rules fl
their conduct.
Camp Taylor-Camp Zachary Ia.
-. lor is so close to Louisville no cam
" ing grounds have been establshe
u Hotels and garages and accommod
= tions are ample, and it is only fl
- miles to the camp. The camp is op,
g ~ to the public Wednesday and Satu
~ day afternoons from / to p. m.
81 Camp Travis - Logs leading to /;
ni the army camps in Texas are ava
y able from the Dallas Automobi
pa Club, Dallas, Tex, which also is al
ou to give any other information in I
gard to Texas camps.