Near Aberdeen in Hoke County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Camp Mackall

Photographed by Forest McDermott, September 4, 2015

1. Camp Mackall Marker

Inscription. Primary training site for U.S. Army airborne troops in World War II. Established 1943; named for Private John Thomas Mackall. Two miles W.

Erected 1996 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number I-34.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Education • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1943.

Location. 35° 2.945′ N, 79° 26.091′ W. Marker is near Aberdeen, North Carolina, in Hoke County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 15 and Ashemont Road (County Route 1225), on the right when traveling south on U.S. 15. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 15598 US-15, Aberdeen NC 28315, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds

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itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: State Sanatorium (approx. 5.1 miles away); Cameron Morrison School (approx. 7.2 miles away); 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion (Separate) (approx. 7.2 miles away); John Tyrant Patrick (approx. 8.9 miles away); Sherman's March (approx. 11.1 miles away); Wagram (approx. 11.7 miles away); Spring Hill Baptist Church (approx. 11.7 miles away); Temperance Hall (approx. 11.9 miles away).

Photographed by Forest McDermott, September 4, 2015

2. Camp Mackall Marker

Taken looking north on U.S. Routes 15/501

Photographed by Forest McDermott, September 4, 2015

3. Camp Mackall Marker

Taken looking at intersection U.S. Routes 15/501 and Ashemont Road in background.

Photographed by Forest McDermott, September 4, 2015

4. Camp Mackall Marker

Marker behind sign pointing to the camp.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 14, 2015, by Forest McDermott of Masontown, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,109 times since then and 85 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 14, 2015, by Forest McDermott of Masontown, Pennsylvania. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.