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construction of Camp Pike began in July
of 1917. It was named in honor of General
Zebulon Pike, an army officer and western
explorer in the early 19th century, and
was situated on the heights overlooking
Little Rock. The camp was completed in
December of 1917 and was like a small
city with hundreds of miles of roads,
barracks to house the soldiers,
warehouses, and hospitals. Stables were
also built for thousands of horses and
Army mules. On September 5, 1917, the
first troops arrived and by the fall of
1918 the camp had grown to as many as
100,000.
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