Orangeburg in Rockland County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Shanks Village

1946 - 1956

Photographed by Manuel P. Guevara, circa 2012

1. Shanks Village Marker

Inscription. On this site many of the Camp Shanks barracks were converted into housing for World War II veterans and their families. Providing living quarters for about 4,000 people, it became the largest veterans' student housing complex in the nation. The community became a self-contained unit with its own elected government and its own newspaper.

Erected by The Historical Society of Rockland County.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War, World II.

Location. 41° 2.766′ N, 73° 57.31′ W. Marker is in Orangeburg, New York, in Rockland County. It is at the intersection of Orangeburg Rd. and Dutch Hill Road on Orangeburg Rd.. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Orangeburg Town Hall, Orangeburg NY 10962, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Hudson Valley

and in the New York City Metropolitan Area.

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 walking distance of this marker: Orangetown American Revolution Bicentennial (a few steps from this marker); Camp Shanks Bataan Road (approx. 0.4 miles away); Camp Shanks (approx. 0.4 miles away); Orangeburg World War II Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Orangeburg World War I Monument (approx. half a mile away); a different marker

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also named Camp Shanks (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Camp Shanks (approx. 0.6 miles away); Clausland Cemetery (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Orangeburg.

More about this marker. Orangetown Tricentennial Comm., sponsor
So. of Mtns. 33:1

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2015, by The Historical Society of Rockland County of New City, New York. This page has been viewed 2,043 times since then and 54 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on June 6, 2015, by The Historical Society of Rockland County of New City, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.