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Camp Cody (N.M.) place

born: [1917-01-01,1918-01-01)died/dissolved: [1917-01-01,1918-01-01)id: p_camp-cody-n-m_632d8b

also known as: Camp Cody, Deming New Mexico

Probable 70%Lost place
Summary:  A World War I military camp located in Deming, New Mexico, featuring tents and military buildings in an arid landscape.
Completeness: 80/100 Grade B
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Claims (31)

affected_by

cited from Camp Cody, New Mexico (2025)
Wikipedia article on Camp Cody, a US Army training camp near Deming, NM, active 1916-1919. Covers the camp's construction during summer 1917 with 120 mess houses and 1,200 bathhouses; 30,000 troops of the 34th "Sandstorm" Infantry Division from Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and the …

area_acres

1800
cited from Inside Camp Cody (1995)
Detailed magazine article on Camp Cody from Desert Winds Magazine (February 1995). Covers the three phases of Camp Cody's existence: rise (July-Nov 1917), crest (Nov 1917-Nov 1918), and decline (Nov 1918-June 1919); construction of 1,800 acres on Deming's northwest fringe; 3,000 …

built_by

3,000 laborers
cited from Camp Cody, Deming, New Mexico - WWI History (2026)
Comprehensive Camp Cody website with extensive photo collections, historical documents, and detailed history. Covers the 34th "Sandstorm" Division; the camp's $2,000,000 construction cost; 3,000 laborers building the facility; 10,000 loaves of bread baked daily; the 100-acre hors…

burned_down

19391939
cited from Camp Cody, New Mexico (2025)
Wikipedia article on Camp Cody, a US Army training camp near Deming, NM, active 1916-1919. Covers the camp's construction during summer 1917 with 120 mess houses and 1,200 bathhouses; 30,000 troops of the 34th "Sandstorm" Infantry Division from Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and the …

closed

19191919
cited from Camp Cody, New Mexico (2025)
Wikipedia article on Camp Cody, a US Army training camp near Deming, NM, active 1916-1919. Covers the camp's construction during summer 1917 with 120 mess houses and 1,200 bathhouses; 30,000 troops of the 34th "Sandstorm" Infantry Division from Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and the …

constructed

summer 1917summer 1917
cited from Camp Cody, New Mexico (2025)
Wikipedia article on Camp Cody, a US Army training camp near Deming, NM, active 1916-1919. Covers the camp's construction during summer 1917 with 120 mess houses and 1,200 bathhouses; 30,000 troops of the 34th "Sandstorm" Infantry Division from Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and the …

converted_to

cited from Camp Cody, Deming's Forgotten Legacy (2024)
Detailed history of Camp Cody as Deming's forgotten legacy. Covers the earlier Camp Brookes (1914 joint maneuver encampment); Camp Deming (1916, closed Feb 1917); the recession in Deming after Camp Deming closed; the War Department's 32 training camps announcement; Deming offerin…
tuberculosis sanitarium for veterans
cited from Camp Cody, New Mexico (2025)
Wikipedia article on Camp Cody, a US Army training camp near Deming, NM, active 1916-1919. Covers the camp's construction during summer 1917 with 120 mess houses and 1,200 bathhouses; 30,000 troops of the 34th "Sandstorm" Infantry Division from Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and the …

cost

$2,025,000
cited from Camp Cody, Deming's Forgotten Legacy (2024)
Detailed history of Camp Cody as Deming's forgotten legacy. Covers the earlier Camp Brookes (1914 joint maneuver encampment); Camp Deming (1916, closed Feb 1917); the recession in Deming after Camp Deming closed; the War Department's 32 training camps announcement; Deming offerin…
$2,000,000
cited from Camp Cody, Deming, New Mexico - WWI History (2026)
Comprehensive Camp Cody website with extensive photo collections, historical documents, and detailed history. Covers the 34th "Sandstorm" Division; the camp's $2,000,000 construction cost; 3,000 laborers building the facility; 10,000 loaves of bread baked daily; the 100-acre hors…

cost_of_sewage_system

$500,000
cited from Inside Camp Cody (1995)
Detailed magazine article on Camp Cody from Desert Winds Magazine (February 1995). Covers the three phases of Camp Cody's existence: rise (July-Nov 1917), crest (Nov 1917-Nov 1918), and decline (Nov 1918-June 1919); construction of 1,800 acres on Deming's northwest fringe; 3,000 …

employed_carpenters_at_wage

$8.25 per day
cited from Camp Cody, Deming's Forgotten Legacy (2024)
Detailed history of Camp Cody as Deming's forgotten legacy. Covers the earlier Camp Brookes (1914 joint maneuver encampment); Camp Deming (1916, closed Feb 1917); the recession in Deming after Camp Deming closed; the War Department's 32 training camps announcement; Deming offerin…

had

120 mess houses and 1,200 bathhousessummer 1917
cited from Camp Cody, New Mexico (2025)
Wikipedia article on Camp Cody, a US Army training camp near Deming, NM, active 1916-1919. Covers the camp's construction during summer 1917 with 120 mess houses and 1,200 bathhouses; 30,000 troops of the 34th "Sandstorm" Infantry Division from Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and the …

had_deaths

426 in 1918 hospital1918
cited from Inside Camp Cody (1995)
Detailed magazine article on Camp Cody from Desert Winds Magazine (February 1995). Covers the three phases of Camp Cody's existence: rise (July-Nov 1917), crest (Nov 1917-Nov 1918), and decline (Nov 1918-June 1919); construction of 1,800 acres on Deming's northwest fringe; 3,000 …

had_feature

100-acre horse remount station
cited from Camp Cody, Deming, New Mexico - WWI History (2026)
Comprehensive Camp Cody website with extensive photo collections, historical documents, and detailed history. Covers the 34th "Sandstorm" Division; the camp's $2,000,000 construction cost; 3,000 laborers building the facility; 10,000 loaves of bread baked daily; the 100-acre hors…

had_influenza_deaths_percentage

60% of hospital deaths in last three months1918
cited from Inside Camp Cody (1995)
Detailed magazine article on Camp Cody from Desert Winds Magazine (February 1995). Covers the three phases of Camp Cody's existence: rise (July-Nov 1917), crest (Nov 1917-Nov 1918), and decline (Nov 1918-June 1919); construction of 1,800 acres on Deming's northwest fringe; 3,000 …

had_newspaper

Trench and CampOct 1917 - Dec 1918
cited from Camp Cody, Deming, New Mexico - WWI History (2026)
Comprehensive Camp Cody website with extensive photo collections, historical documents, and detailed history. Covers the 34th "Sandstorm" Division; the camp's $2,000,000 construction cost; 3,000 laborers building the facility; 10,000 loaves of bread baked daily; the 100-acre hors…

had_phases

rise (July-Nov 1917), crest (Nov 1917-Nov 1918), decline (Nov 1918-June 1919)
cited from Inside Camp Cody (1995)
Detailed magazine article on Camp Cody from Desert Winds Magazine (February 1995). Covers the three phases of Camp Cody's existence: rise (July-Nov 1917), crest (Nov 1917-Nov 1918), and decline (Nov 1918-June 1919); construction of 1,800 acres on Deming's northwest fringe; 3,000 …

had_sewage_system

modern sewage system with 2,500,000-gallon septic tank
cited from Inside Camp Cody (1995)
Detailed magazine article on Camp Cody from Desert Winds Magazine (February 1995). Covers the three phases of Camp Cody's existence: rise (July-Nov 1917), crest (Nov 1917-Nov 1918), and decline (Nov 1918-June 1919); construction of 1,800 acres on Deming's northwest fringe; 3,000 …

had_theme_song

cited from Camp Cody, Deming, New Mexico - WWI History (2026)
Comprehensive Camp Cody website with extensive photo collections, historical documents, and detailed history. Covers the 34th "Sandstorm" Division; the camp's $2,000,000 construction cost; 3,000 laborers building the facility; 10,000 loaves of bread baked daily; the 100-acre hors…

housed_soldiers

eight men per pyramidal tent
cited from Inside Camp Cody (1995)
Detailed magazine article on Camp Cody from Desert Winds Magazine (February 1995). Covers the three phases of Camp Cody's existence: rise (July-Nov 1917), crest (Nov 1917-Nov 1918), and decline (Nov 1918-June 1919); construction of 1,800 acres on Deming's northwest fringe; 3,000 …

lived_at

cited from _th_Division_Camp_Cody_Deming_N_M_ (1917)
_th_Division_Camp_Cody_Deming_N_M_ Notes: Detail view of the center portion in an 82 inch long panorama of World War I Camp Cody in Deming New Mexico, showing tents and other military buildings in orderly arrangement in a broad arid landscape, with inset photographic portrait of…

located_in

Deming1917-1919
cited from Inside Camp Cody (1995)
Detailed magazine article on Camp Cody from Desert Winds Magazine (February 1995). Covers the three phases of Camp Cody's existence: rise (July-Nov 1917), crest (Nov 1917-Nov 1918), and decline (Nov 1918-June 1919); construction of 1,800 acres on Deming's northwest fringe; 3,000 …

namesake

cited from Camp Cody, New Mexico (2025)
Wikipedia article on Camp Cody, a US Army training camp near Deming, NM, active 1916-1919. Covers the camp's construction during summer 1917 with 120 mess houses and 1,200 bathhouses; 30,000 troops of the 34th "Sandstorm" Infantry Division from Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and the …

opened_on

July 16, 1916July 16, 1916
cited from Camp Cody, Deming's Forgotten Legacy (2024)
Detailed history of Camp Cody as Deming's forgotten legacy. Covers the earlier Camp Brookes (1914 joint maneuver encampment); Camp Deming (1916, closed Feb 1917); the recession in Deming after Camp Deming closed; the War Department's 32 training camps announcement; Deming offerin…

originally_named

Camp BrooksMexican Border War
cited from Camp Cody, New Mexico (2025)
Wikipedia article on Camp Cody, a US Army training camp near Deming, NM, active 1916-1919. Covers the camp's construction during summer 1917 with 120 mess houses and 1,200 bathhouses; 30,000 troops of the 34th "Sandstorm" Infantry Division from Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and the …

peak_workmen

3000
cited from Inside Camp Cody (1995)
Detailed magazine article on Camp Cody from Desert Winds Magazine (February 1995). Covers the three phases of Camp Cody's existence: rise (July-Nov 1917), crest (Nov 1917-Nov 1918), and decline (Nov 1918-June 1919); construction of 1,800 acres on Deming's northwest fringe; 3,000 …

produced

10,000 loaves of bread daily
cited from Camp Cody, Deming, New Mexico - WWI History (2026)
Comprehensive Camp Cody website with extensive photo collections, historical documents, and detailed history. Covers the 34th "Sandstorm" Division; the camp's $2,000,000 construction cost; 3,000 laborers building the facility; 10,000 loaves of bread baked daily; the 100-acre hors…

renamed_to

Camp Deming
cited from Camp Cody, New Mexico (2025)
Wikipedia article on Camp Cody, a US Army training camp near Deming, NM, active 1916-1919. Covers the camp's construction during summer 1917 with 120 mess houses and 1,200 bathhouses; 30,000 troops of the 34th "Sandstorm" Infantry Division from Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and the …
cited from Camp Cody, New Mexico (2025)
Wikipedia article on Camp Cody, a US Army training camp near Deming, NM, active 1916-1919. Covers the camp's construction during summer 1917 with 120 mess houses and 1,200 bathhouses; 30,000 troops of the 34th "Sandstorm" Infantry Division from Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and the …

total_troops

45000
cited from Inside Camp Cody (1995)
Detailed magazine article on Camp Cody from Desert Winds Magazine (February 1995). Covers the three phases of Camp Cody's existence: rise (July-Nov 1917), crest (Nov 1917-Nov 1918), and decline (Nov 1918-June 1919); construction of 1,800 acres on Deming's northwest fringe; 3,000 …

Mentioned by (8)

97th Division assembled_at Camp Cody (N.M.)October 1918
Panorama of Camp Cody depicts Camp Cody (N.M.)
Liberty Theatre located_at Camp Cody (N.M.)
Codyville located_outside Camp Cody (N.M.)
Camp Cody (N.M.) renamed_to Camp Cody (N.M.)
Camp Deming renamed_to Camp Cody (N.M.)July 20, 1917
34th 'Sandstorm' Infantry Division stationed_at Camp Cody (N.M.)
Sibley stove used_at Camp Cody (N.M.)

Sources (5)

_th_Division_Camp_Cody_Deming_N_M_

Richard's Film Service · 1917 · photo · No institutional restrictions placed on use of this collection. Duplication of material is allowed for research purposes. The Center for Southwest Research does not hold copyright. · details

Inside Camp Cody

Gustafson, C.A. · 1995 · other · web · details

Camp Cody, Deming's Forgotten Legacy

Krol, Laura · 2024 · other · web · details

Camp Cody, New Mexico

Wikipedia contributors · 2025 · other · cc-by-sa · details

Camp Cody, Deming, New Mexico - WWI History

Kromeke, Michael · 2026 · other · web · details

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