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Camp Leach
Part of American University
Washington, D.C.
This sign at American University in Washington, D.C. commemorates the establishment of the U.S. Army Chemical Corps in June 1918.
Camp Leach is located in the District of Columbia
Camp Leach
Camp Leach
Location of Camp Leach
Coordinates38°56′8.98″N 77°5′21.54″W / 38.9358278°N 77.0893167°W / 38.9358278; -77.0893167
TypeTemporary camp
Area11 acres (4.5 ha)
Site information
OwnerWar Department
OperatorChemical Warfare Service
Controlled byCorps of Engineers
Site history
In use1917–1919
FateAbandoned, ordered salvaged
Battles/warsWorld War I

Camp Leach, formerly known as the American University Experimental Station and Camp American University, was a World War I era United States Army camp built by the Corps of Engineers on American University property in Washington, D.C. It was named in honor of Colonel Smith S. Leach, Corps of Engineers. The camp was established in 1917 for the organization of engineer units and subsequently used by the Chemical Warfare Service. Abandoned in January 1919, it was ordered salvaged.

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