Camp Swift, Texas
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Camp Swift is a census-designated place in Bastrop County, Texas, United States. Its population was 7,943 at the 2020 census. Camp Swift began as a United States Army training base built in 1942. It i
Main entrance to the Camp Swift facility of the 10th Mountain Division during World War II
Camp Swift military reservation
Bastrop, Texas
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Bastrop is a city and the county seat of Bastrop County, Texas, United States. Its population was 9,688 according to the 2020 census. It is located about 30 mi southeast of Austin and is part of the G
Camp Swift, Texas
…It is named after Major General Eben Swift. The Army signed a $25 million contract in January 1942 to build a training camp on 56,000 acres north of Bastrop, Texas. The contract stipulated the project was to be completed in 108 working days. About 2700 buildings were built during World War II, but none of those…
Bastrop City Hall
Felipe Enrique Neri, Baron de Bastrop
Historic buildings in downtown Bastrop
The Colorado River from a downtown Bastrop business.