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Camp Merritt, California

19th century in San FranciscoAll accuracy disputesClosed installations of the United States ArmyForts in CaliforniaPhilippine–American War
Spanish–American WarUse mdy dates from September 2020
Camp Merritt, California Transport Indiana receiving troops and freight at Pacific Mail Docks on eve of departure. Crowd NARA 530697
Camp Merritt, California Transport Indiana receiving troops and freight at Pacific Mail Docks on eve of departure. Crowd NARA 530697

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) and Sixth Streets.

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Camp Merritt, California
4th Avenue, San Francisco

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N 37.776530555556 ° E -122.46191388889 °
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4th Avenue 641;643;645
94118 San Francisco
California, United States
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Camp Merritt, California Transport Indiana receiving troops and freight at Pacific Mail Docks on eve of departure. Crowd NARA 530697
Camp Merritt, California Transport Indiana receiving troops and freight at Pacific Mail Docks on eve of departure. Crowd NARA 530697
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