Camp San Luis Obispo
USA /
California /
San Luis Obispo /
World
/ USA
/ California
/ San Luis Obispo
World / United States / California
Second World War 1939-1945, military, National Guard (USA)
Camp San Luis Obispo, formerly called Camp Merriam, was established in 1928 and is called the original home of the California National Guard. The camp is in San Luis Obispo County, which is on the Central Coast of California. State Route 1 passes through the camp about halfway between the cities of Morro Bay and San Luis Obispo. Since World War Two, the camp has had an area of 15,433 acres. The camp originally comprised 6,274 acres, and a further 9,159 acres was acquired during 1941. During World War Two, the camp had quarters for 1,523 Officers, and 19,383 Enlisted Personnel
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_San_Luis_Obispo
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Coordinates: 35°19'29"N 120°43'50"W
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- Port Hueneme, California 188 km
- Naval Air Station Point Mugu 195 km
- San Nicolas Island 251 km
- San Clemente Island 321 km
- Special Warfare Training Area Three (SWAT-3), SCI Underwater Range 327 km
- Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo Campus 1.1 km
- Dairy Creek Golf Course 1.2 km
- Cerro Romauldo 1.3 km
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- California Men's Colony 2.7 km
- Santa Margarita, California 13 km
- Santa Margarita Ranch 14 km
- Margarita Vineyards 15 km
- Atascadero State Hospital 18 km
- Los Padres National Forest 98 km