Camp Hill (1)

 (1917-1919) - A U.S. Army World War I embarkation Camp first established in 1917 in Newport News, Newport News City, Virginia. Named Camp Hill after General Ambrose P. Hill, Confederate U.S. Civil War General who was killed at Petersburg 2 Apr 1865. The camp was abandoned in 1919.

World War I
One of five U.S. Army Embarkation Camps established in 1917 to house and train troops awaiting shipment overseas. Camp Hill was established in August 1917 on a site alongside the James River docks at the Newport News Port of Embarkation. In 1918 the northern part of the camp became Camp Alexander (1) and was dedicated to processing some 50,000 black stevedores and workers on ships to ports in Europe.

At the end of the war, Camp Hill became a debarkation center until it was abandoned on 7 Oct 1919.

Current Status
Markers (2) at Newport News, Newport News City, Virginia.

Sources:
 * , page 810

Links:
 * North American Forts - Camp Hill
 * Marker History - Camp Hill and Camp Alexander
 * Waymarking - Camp Alexander