| Camp Ripley: 1930-1960 Contributor(s): Alcott Erickson, Sandra (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738550787 ISBN-13: 9780738550787 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2007 Annotation: Camp Ripley is the successor to Minnesotas first formally established National Guard training facility, Camp Lakeview, which was located on the shores of Lake Pepin and south of the town of Lake City. The new post took its name from Fort Ripley, a U.S. Army frontier fort that opened in 1849. The forts original site with its remaining ruins are encompassed within the current boundaries of the Camp Ripley Military Reservation. Since the camp was expanding its facilities during the Great Depression, numerous individuals employed by federal New Deal programs participated in the building of Camp Ripley. In words and images, Camp Ripley: 19301960 documents the history of the camp during the first three decades of its existence. The images in this book have been selected from the archives of the Minnesota Military Museum as well as the Minnesota Department of Military Affairs and private collections. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - History | Military - United States - Travel | Museums, Tours, Points Of Interest |
| Dewey: 977 |
| LCCN: 2007924798 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.35" H x 6.69" W x 9.08" (0.70 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest - Cultural Region - Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Minnesota - Chronological Period - 1930's - Chronological Period - 1940's - Chronological Period - 1950's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Camp Ripley is the successor to Minnesota s first formally established National Guard training facility, Camp Lakeview, which was located on the shores of Lake Pepin and south of the town of Lake City. The new post took its name from Fort Ripley, a U.S. Army frontier fort that opened in 1849. The fort s original site with its remaining ruins are encompassed within the current boundaries of the Camp Ripley Military Reservation. Since the camp was expanding its facilities during the Great Depression, numerous individuals employed by federal New Deal programs participated in the building of Camp Ripley. In words and images, Camp Ripley: 1930 1960 documents the history of the camp during the first three decades of its existence. The images in this book have been selected from the archives of the Minnesota Military Museum as well as the Minnesota Department of Military Affairs and private collections." |
Contributor Bio(s): Alcott Erickson, Sandra: - Sandra Alcott Erickson is the administrator of the Minnesota Military Museum, which is located on Camp Ripley. She has received the Department of the Army s prestigious Commander s Award for Public Service in recognition of her many years of dedicated service to the museum. She is also a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. |