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Item
Title
D10707-3
Date(s)
- 1941-01-08 (Creation)
Extent
Name of creator
(1919-1980)
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Scope and content
In January of 1941, a city almost as big as Yakima and twice the size of Olympia was almost complete on a vast prairie north of Fort Lewis. It would be the new home of the 41st Division cantonment and special troops, which would be transferred to the area - 23,000 men strong - in February of 1941. Included in the total construction project were 1,534 buildings at various locations at Fort Lewis and two 750,000 gallon water reservoirs. The construction was completed in about four months and employed around 6,500 men daily. (T. Times 1/16/1941, pg. 1+ -article)
Construction--Fort Lewis--1940-1950;