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Camp Damm

 
 
Camp Damm Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jordan Romano, January 3, 2026
1. Camp Damm Marker
Inscription.
Site of airfield for training
WWI Pilots, 1918-1919. Named
For Lt. Col. Henry J. Damm.
Army Leased Horse Farm
From August Belmont Jr.

 
Erected 2018 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 546.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World I. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1918.
 
Location. 40° 43.801′ N, 73° 20.749′ W. Marker is in North Babylon, New York, in Suffolk County. It is at the intersection of Belmont Avenue and Clark Street, on the left when traveling north on Belmont Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: West Babylon NY 11704, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the New York City Metropolitan Area and on Long Island. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: August Belmont (approx. 0.6 miles away); Deer Park Avenue Elementary School (approx. 1.3 miles away); North Babylon Veteran's Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); Wyandanch Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away); Delano Stewart (approx. 1.9 miles away); Still on Patrol (approx.
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2.3 miles away); Cuban Giants (approx. 2.3 miles away); a different marker also named The Cuban Giants (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in North Babylon.
 
Also see . . .  Camp Damm | William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Submitted on January 5, 2026, by Jordan Romano of Kings Park, New York.)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 7, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 5, 2026, by Jordan Romano of Kings Park, New York. This page has been viewed 40 times since then. Photo   1. submitted on January 5, 2026, by Jordan Romano of Kings Park, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 7, 2026