Camp Dyer
Encyclopedia
Camp Dyer, Quonset Point
, Rhode Island
was a temporary camp used during the Spanish American War.
During the immediate call up period the camp received recruits from Providence
by a leased civilian steamer embarking from India Point Wharf. The camp screened and equipped a total of 1,263 of which 1,004 were accepted for service with the First Rhode Island Regiment between May 2 and May 18, 1898 during the first call for volunteers. During the subsequent second call for troops the camp screened and equipped another 830 of which 549 were accepted for service with the Artillery and Infantry between May 31 and June 28, 1898.
, North Kingstown, Rhode Island
. The camp area was later incorporated into the U.S. Naval Air Station which opened in July 1941 known as Naval Air Station Quonset Point
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Quonset Point
Quonset Point, also known simply as Quonset, is a small peninsula in Narragansett Bay in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It is contained entirely within the town of North Kingstown. "Quonset" is a Native American word likely meaning "small long place".Quonset Point was the location of Naval Air...
, Rhode Island
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
was a temporary camp used during the Spanish American War.
History
Previously a state park, the site had been used for the state militia's summer maneuvers of the First Rhode Island Brigade. Established for the call up of Rhode Island troops during the Spanish American War on May 2, 1898. The camp was officially named for wartime governor Elisha Dyer on May 7, Lieutenant Colonel Henry B. Rose, Rhode Island Militia, Commanding. This site served as the muster site for the First Rhode Island Regiment from about May 10 to May 26, 1898. The camp remained in existence through Nov 19, 1898 according to Annual Reports of the Adjutant General, Quartermaster General and Surgeon General of Rhode Island for 1898, 1899.During the immediate call up period the camp received recruits from Providence
Providence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...
by a leased civilian steamer embarking from India Point Wharf. The camp screened and equipped a total of 1,263 of which 1,004 were accepted for service with the First Rhode Island Regiment between May 2 and May 18, 1898 during the first call for volunteers. During the subsequent second call for troops the camp screened and equipped another 830 of which 549 were accepted for service with the Artillery and Infantry between May 31 and June 28, 1898.
Location
Located on Quonset PointQuonset Point
Quonset Point, also known simply as Quonset, is a small peninsula in Narragansett Bay in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It is contained entirely within the town of North Kingstown. "Quonset" is a Native American word likely meaning "small long place".Quonset Point was the location of Naval Air...
, North Kingstown, Rhode Island
North Kingstown, Rhode Island
North Kingstown is a town in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 26,486 at the 2010 census. The famous American portraitist Gilbert Stuart was born in the village of Saunderstown, located in the southern region of North Kingstown....
. The camp area was later incorporated into the U.S. Naval Air Station which opened in July 1941 known as Naval Air Station Quonset Point
Naval Air Station Quonset Point
Naval Air Station Quonset Point was a United States Naval Base in Quonset Point, Rhode Island that was deactivated in 1974. Next to NAS Quonset Point was Camp Endicott at Davisville, home of the Naval Construction Battalions known as the Seabees. Quonset Point also gave its name to the Quonset hut,...
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