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Fort George G. Meade: The First 100 Years

You may know Fort George G. Meade as a cyber and intelligence hub, but did you know that the installation used to be the home of Army Tank School after World War I? Or that it housed an internment camp at the start of World War II for primarily German-American and Italian-American citizens and foreign nationals? Learn more about the fascinating history of the third largest Army base in the U.S. in terms of number of workforce in this book.

You may know Fort George G. Meade as a cyber and intelligence hub, but did you know that the installation used to be the home of Army Tank School after World War I? Or that it housed an internment camp at the start of World War II for primarily German-American and Italian-American citizens and foreign nationals? Learn more about the fascinating history of the third largest Army base in the U.S. in terms of number of workforce in this book.

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178 THE FIRST <strong>100</strong> YEARS<br />

Michael McLaughlin – Cheap Movies<br />

Among my fondest memories of growing up around <strong>Fort</strong> <strong>Meade</strong>: the 25-cent movies at the post theater, the times I<br />

spent working out at Murphy Field House, swimming in all four of the Post’s pools, and playing tennis with my dad at<br />

the Officers Club courts. (Above) Post <strong>The</strong>atre c. 1960.

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