Fort Ord (site)
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university, fortification, closed / former military, historic landmark
Established during World War I as a field artillery firing range and named Gigling Military Reservation. Redesignated Camp Ord on 9 October 1933 in honor of Maj. Gen. Edward O.C. Ord. Redesignated Fort Ord on 14 October 1940.
Formerly home to the 7th Division from 1940 to 1941, the 17th Infantry from 1940 to 1941, the 53rd Infantry from 1940 to 1941, and the 31st Field Artillery from 1940 to 1941.
The old boundaries for the former Fort Ord which encompasses the community area but is made up largely of ranges and munitions response sites. As of 1994, contains the campus of California State University, Monterey Bay.
A small portion of Ft. Ord remains under Army control and is now called the Presidio of Monterey Annex. It includes the Ord Military Community (explained below), California National Guard posts, the DoD Center, and the gunnery ranges.
The military still has a presence at Fort Ord, in the form of several California Army National Guard units, facilities administered by the Presidio of Monterey, and the continued operation of the base PX and Commissary catering to the active duty military stationed in the Monterey area as well as retirees who chose to settle in the area and are entitled to shop at such facilities. Management of the military housing has been outsourced to private firms, but the homes are still occupied by personnel stationed at the Presidio of Monterey and Naval Postgraduate School and retired military members. Ft. Ord's housing, PX, chapel, and Commissary are now called Ord Military Community.
Formerly home to the 7th Division from 1940 to 1941, the 17th Infantry from 1940 to 1941, the 53rd Infantry from 1940 to 1941, and the 31st Field Artillery from 1940 to 1941.
The old boundaries for the former Fort Ord which encompasses the community area but is made up largely of ranges and munitions response sites. As of 1994, contains the campus of California State University, Monterey Bay.
A small portion of Ft. Ord remains under Army control and is now called the Presidio of Monterey Annex. It includes the Ord Military Community (explained below), California National Guard posts, the DoD Center, and the gunnery ranges.
The military still has a presence at Fort Ord, in the form of several California Army National Guard units, facilities administered by the Presidio of Monterey, and the continued operation of the base PX and Commissary catering to the active duty military stationed in the Monterey area as well as retirees who chose to settle in the area and are entitled to shop at such facilities. Management of the military housing has been outsourced to private firms, but the homes are still occupied by personnel stationed at the Presidio of Monterey and Naval Postgraduate School and retired military members. Ft. Ord's housing, PX, chapel, and Commissary are now called Ord Military Community.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Ord
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 36°37'58"N 121°45'35"W
- California State University, Monterey Bay 6.6 km
- University of California, Santa Cruz 52 km
- Stanford University 100 km
- St. Mary's College of California 139 km
- University of California Merced 144 km
- University of California, Berkeley 146 km
- California State University, Fresno 180 km
- University of California, Davis 213 km
- California State University Sacramento 217 km
- University of Nevada, Reno 367 km
- California National Guard Training Area 1.9 km
- WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca 4.7 km
- Fort Ord Housing 4.9 km
- Marina Municipal Airport/Fritzsche Army Airfield (OAR/KOAR) 5 km
- Bayonet & Black Horse Golf Course 5.5 km
- Fort Ord Dunes State Park 6.3 km
- Marina State Beach 7 km
- Monterey Bay Wastewater 8.4 km
- Toro Regiomal Park 10 km
- Monterey Bay 24 km
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