Camp Upton

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Camp Upton was a U.S. Army training camp on Long Island, New York, used during World Wars I and II and later converted into the site of Brookhaven National Laboratory.

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Camp Upton canonical 1
Camp Upton, New York (World War I) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army training camp
military installation
closure 1940s
conflict World War I
World War II
convertedTo Brookhaven National Laboratory
country United States of America
environment Pine Barrens
surface form: Pine barrens
era World War I era
World War II era
garrison 77th Division
7th Regiment New York National Guard
hasCategory Brookhaven National Laboratory history
Closed installations of the United States Army
Military facilities in New York (state)
World War I army camps of the United States
World War II army camps of the United States
hasHeritage historic military site
hasUse Civilian Conservation Corps camp
Civilian Public Service camp
convalescent hospital
demobilization center
inception 1917
locatedIn Long Island
New York
surface form: New York (state)

Suffolk County, New York
Yaphank, New York
locationAfterConversion Brookhaven National Laboratory
surface form: Brookhaven National Laboratory site
militaryBranch United States Army
namedAfter Emory Upton
nearbyCity Patchogue
surface form: Patchogue, New York

Riverhead, New York
notablePersonStationed Irving Berlin
notableWorkComposedThere Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning
Yip Yip Yaphank
operatedBy United States Army
ownedBy United States Army
partOf National Army cantonment system
U.S. Army Northeastern training facilities
region Northeastern United States
subsequentUse nuclear research site
scientific research campus
successor Brookhaven National Laboratory
transportConnection Camp Upton Branch (Long Island Rail Road)
usedFor World War I training
World War II training
military training

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77th Infantry Division (United States) trainingLocation Camp Upton
this entity surface form: Camp Upton, New York (World War I)