Camp Johnson is a installation of the

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. It houses the Headquarters of the

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History

Fort Ethan Allen Fort Ethan Allen was a United States Army installation in Vermont, named for American Revolutionary War figure Ethan Allen. Established as a cavalry post in 1894 and closed in 1944, today it is the center of a designated national historic distr ...

was purchased by the

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for use as a training site in 1894. In 1898 the 1st Vermont Volunteer Infantry (see

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) was stationed there for the

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. In 1900 the

Vermont National Guard The Vermont National Guard is composed of the Vermont Army National Guard and the Vermont Air National Guard. Together, they are collectively known as the Green Mountain Boys. Both units use the original Revolutionary War-era Flag of the Green Mo ...

took possession. The site was then renamed to Camp Olympia. It was later named for successive Governors and used for unit training and a staging area for mobilization. In 1945 the State Reservation permanently renamed Camp Olympia to Camp Johnson to honor Herbert T. Johnson, the general who led Vermont's military during and between the world wars. The Vermont National Guard Museum and Library is located on Camp Johnson and focuses on the military history of Vermont.

References

{{Reflist Military installations of the United States Military installations in Vermont