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Fort Dix

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Fort Dix U.S. army training center, 32,000 acres (12,950 hectares), central N.J., SE of Trenton; est. 1917 as Camp Dix and named for U.S. statesman John A. Dix. In 1939 it was made a permanent garrison and renamed Fort Dix. During World War II, Fort Dix was the largest army training center in the country. It is now used mainly to train Army National Guard and Army reserve units. The largest federal penitentiary in the country and a state prison are also housed on the grounds. McGuire Air Force Base, adjacent to the fort, is a terminal for domestic and European military flights. ... Read more

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1850-1877: The Civil War: Chronology
...South Carolina artillerymen fire upon Fort Sumter, a Union stronghold located in...After forty thousand shells hit the fort, Union Maj. Robert Anderson surrenders Fort Sumter to Confederate forces. 15 Apr...militiamen in Baltimore. 19 Apr . Dorothea Dix volunteers to supervise women nurses ... Read more

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	FORT DIX EMPLOYEE HONORED FOR 60 YEARS OF SERVICE ; FORT DIX, NJ. - "Those 60 years went by before I knew...the Directorate of Public Works (DPW) at Fort Dix, N.J., but the command and the community...ceremony. Whitmore processed out of the Army at Fort Dix in 1946. Within weeks, he had a 1939 robin... Read more
	6 charged with plotting to attack Fort Dix in N.J. ; FORT DIX, N.J. - Six men described by federal prosecutors...arrested on charges they plotted to attack the Fort Dix Army base and "kill as many soldiers as possible...of Philadelphia and 20 miles southwest of Fort Dix, Mr. Drewniak said. "They were planning an... Read more
	Fort Dix becomes home to over 4,000 Kosovo refugees ; ...less than a day. Almost 82 years later, workers at Fort Dix wowed the world by converting an entire barracks...good test of our capability," said Col. Jim Snyder, Fort Dix Commander. "We (Fort Dix) take great pride in being ready in four days to... Read more
	SHUTDOWN PLAN SPARES FORT DIX ; ...NJ) 07-01-1991 SHUTDOWN PLAN SPARES FORT DIX By Elizabeth Auster, Washington Bureau...Two Star, One Star WASHINGTON -- Fort Dix, stripped by Congress two years ago...voted to realign, rather than close, Fort Dix. The seven-member commission, faced... Read more
	BRAC victor Fort Dix getting $40M project. ; Byline: Kirk Moore Mar. 7--FORT DIX -- A $40.7 million project to consolidate...biggest military construction project at Fort Dix in a generation, Rep. H. James Saxton...the number, said Carolee Nisbet, a Fort Dix spokeswoman. By 2007, Fort Dix will... Read more
	FORT DIX OPENS SECOND REFUGEE VILLAGE ; 00-00-0000 FORT DIX, N.J. (Army News Service, May 19, 1999...McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., and nearby Fort Dix opened a second village to house some of...Operation Provide Refuge officials predict Fort Dix facilities will reach capacity at 4,200... Read more
	6 men charged with plotting to attack soldiers at Fort Dix in New Jersey ; FORT DIX, N.J. -- Six men described by federal prosecutors...arrested on charges they plotted to attack the Fort Dix Army post and "kill as many soldiers as possible...a Philadelphia suburb about 20 miles from Fort Dix. "They were planning an attack on Fort Dix... Read more
	GLORY DAYS ARE PAST FOR TOWN NEXT TO FORT DIX ; ...GLORY DAYS ARE PAST FOR TOWN NEXT TO FORT DIX -- SECURITY ALERT SHARPLY CUTS FLOW...Wrightstown bustled with young recruits from Fort Dix and nearby McGuire Air Force Base...who settled in Wrightstown during Fort Dix's heyday after World War II, have... Read more
	New Jersey's Fort Dix Plans to Cut 220 Civilian Positions. ; ...many civilian government workers at Fort Dix face unemployment as the Army cuts...will take over the work of the two Fort Dix departments. The company bid $45.8...with shock and silence this month at Fort Dix's Timmermann Center, where employees... Read more
	Fort Dix accustomed to being on hit list ; Fort Dix, N.J., where drill sergeants have whipped...personnel, civilians and family members at Fort Dix have lived with a sense that any day they...Northeast be placed on "semiactive status." While Fort Dix would continue to be used for reserves and... Read more

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