Camp Columbia

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Approximate location of Camp Columbia. During WWII, there was a prison camp here housing low-security prosoners like political dissidents and concientious objectors. The camp was in operation from 1944 - 1947. A couple of decent articles on the camp and its history:
allgallery.tripod.com/0000s/ColumbiaCamp.html
www.hanfordnews.com/history/fifty/story/394.html

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horn_Rapids_Dam

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Coordinates: 46°22'46"N 119°26'14"W

Washington State University - Tri Cities 14 km
Hayden Canyon 17 km
The Dunes 19 km
Clark Edition 23 km
Lampson International 33 km
Zen Noh Hay Exporter 34 km
Burbank Slough 39 km
Eagle Lakes 44 km
Ash Airport (abandoned) 49 km
City of Walla Walla's Sudbury Road Landfill 85 km

Lake Wallula 6.9 km
Shooting Range 7.6 km
LIGO Hanford Observatory 8.8 km
Columbia Generating Station 14 km
Fitzner-Eberardt Arid Lands Ecology Reserve 16 km
DOE Hanford Site -- Hanford Nuclear Reservation 19 km
Savage Island 21 km
DOE Hanford Site - 200 East Area 21 km
Tri-Cities 22 km
Saddle Mountain National Wildlife Refuge 32 km

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Lake Wallula Shooting Range LIGO Hanford Observatory Columbia Generating Station Fitzner-Eberardt Arid Lands Ecology Reserve DOE Hanford Site -- Hanford Nuclear Reservation Savage Island DOE Hanford Site - 200 East Area Tri-Cities Saddle Mountain National Wildlife Refuge