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The History of Camp Willis

Clip: Season 3 Episode 6 | 3m 2sVideo has Closed Captions

Family members and residents tell us about the short-lived Camp Willis.

In 1916, the development of land that would become Upper Arlington was halted and used instead as a training camp for troops to be dispatched against Pancho Villa on the Mexican border. Family members and residents tell us about the short-lived Camp Willis.

11/10/2016 | Rating NR

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