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Camp Sheridan
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By Tim & Renda Carr, December 11, 2010 | |
| | | 1. Camp Sheridan Marker (Side A) | | |
Inscription. From Division Headquarters, located at this point from August 1917 to May 1918, was directed the training of the Thirty Seventh Division, National Guard Troops of Ohio, for Service in the World War.
The Relief map below indicates the locations of the various units of the Division while in Camp Sheridan.
Index To Map
1• HDQRS. 37th. Div.
2• TN. HDQRS. & M.P.
3• 112th FLD. SIG. BN.
4• 112th. SAN. TN.
A• 145th. INF.
B• 146th. INF.
C• 134th. M.G. BN.
D• 135th. M.G. BN.
E• 136th. M.G. BN.
F• HDQRS. 73rd. INF. BRIG.
G• 147th. INF.
H• 148th. INF.
I• HDQRS. 74th. INF. BRIG.
K• 1st. Ohio INF.
L• 2nd. Ohio INF.
M• 7th. Ohio INF.
N• 9th. BN. Ohio INF.
O• HDQRS. Depot BRIG.
P• Field Bakeries
Q• Hospital
R• 112th. TM. BTRY
S• 136th. F. A.
T• 135th. F. A.
U• 134th. F. A.
V• 112th. AM. TN.
W• 112th. Sup. TN.
X• 112th. ENGRS.
Y• 112th. ENGR. TN.
Z• Supply Warehouses
Reverse:
This monument, fashioned from native Ohio stone taken from the quarry from which the material was secured for the erection of Ohio’s Historic Statehouse, is set here in the soil of Alabama by the members of the 37th Division Veterans Association, and dedicated to the Spirit of Unity which | | | | 
By Tim & Renda Carr, December 11, 2010 | |
| | | 2. Camp Sheridan Marker (Side B) | | |
animated the people of Both States in the hour of impending conflict.
Dedicated November 11, 1931
Erected 1931 by 37th Division Veterans Association.
Location. 32° 25.591′ N, 86° 16.981′ W. Marker is in Montgomery, Alabama, in Montgomery County. Marker is on Johnson Avenue east of Lower Wetumpka Road, in the median. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3 Johnson Avenue, Montgomery AL 36110, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. 167th Infantry / Alabama’s Own (here, next to this marker); 37th Division The Buckeye Division (a few steps from this marker); 9th Infantry Division / “The Old Reliables” (a few steps from this marker); Pickett Springs / “The Best Public Resort” (approx. half a mile away); Civil War Medicine / Montgomery's Confederate Hospitals (approx. 3 miles away); Old Oakwood Cemetery (approx. 3.1 miles away); First Baptist Church (Brick-A-Day Church) (approx. 3.2 miles away); United States Flag Raised Over Alabama Capitol (approx. 3.5 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Montgomery.
Also see . . . Historic Images of Camp Sheridan, Alabama. (Submitted on December 14, 2010.)
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By Tim & Renda Carr, December 11, 2010 | |
| | | 3. (Side A, Frame 1) Camp Sheridan | | |
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By Tim & Renda Carr, December 11, 2010 | |
| | | 4. (Side A, Frame 2) Index To Map | | |
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By Tim & Renda Carr, December 11, 2010 | |
| | | 5. (Side A, Frame 3) Camp Sheridan Relief Map | | |
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By Tim & Renda Carr, December 11, 2010 | |
| | | 6. Camp Sheridan Marker (Side B Close-up) | | |
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By Tim & Renda Carr, December 11, 2010 | |
| | | 7. Camp Sheridan Marker (Side B) | | |
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By Tim & Renda Carr, December 11, 2010 | |
| | | 8. Camp Sheridan Marker (Side A) | | |
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By Tim & Renda Carr, December 11, 2010 | |
| | | 9. Old Photo of Camp Sheridan | | |
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By Tim & Renda Carr, December 11, 2010 | |
| | | 10. Camp Sheridan Site East View | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on December 11, 2010, by TRCP Alliance of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,276 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on December 11, 2010, by TRCP Alliance of Birmingham, Alabama. 9, 10. submitted on December 12, 2010, by TRCP Alliance of Birmingham, Alabama. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
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