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In 1940 the United States Army bought approximately 40,000 acres of land from farmers and started Camp Butner. | In 1940 the United States Army bought approximately 40,000 acres of land from farmers and started Camp Butner. | ||
During World War II, Camp Butner was a training camp for thousands of soldiers being prepared for combat. There was also a POW camp for German and Italian prisoners. The POW camp was located on the site that houses the Federal Prison today. After World War II, the state of North Carolina bought the Camp for $1,500,00.00 and the Army hospital and furnishings for the sum of one dollar ($1.00) and opened John Umstead State Hospital. The community was officially named Butner. Residents moved to the "Old Colony" from Caswell Center, Kinston, North Carolina. The Colony was part of the State Hospital located on 9th and 10th Streets. Residents were housed in two-story barracks once occupied by the Army. | During World War II, Camp Butner was a training camp for thousands of soldiers being prepared for combat. There was also a POW camp for German and Italian prisoners. The POW camp was located on the site that houses the Federal Prison today. After World War II, the state of North Carolina bought the Camp for $1,500,00.00 and the Army hospital and furnishings for the sum of one dollar ($1.00) and opened John Umstead State Hospital. The community was officially named Butner. Residents moved to the "Old Colony" from Caswell Center, Kinston, North Carolina. The Colony was part of the State Hospital located on 9th and 10th Streets. Residents were housed in two-story barracks once occupied by the Army. | ||
