Arnold Heights was an

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. The location is at elevation of 1558 feet (475 m) and southeast of

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. The community began in 1945 on land that used to be

Camp Haan Camp Haan was a US Army training camp built in 1940, near March Air Force Base in Riverside County, California Camp Haan was opened in January 1941 as a training camp for Coast Artillery Antiaircraft gunners. The 8,058 acres camp was about four m ...

, that was developed into residences for personnel assigned to the

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. It was named after Army General Henry Harley "Hap" Arnold. The community was actually constructed in 1953.Draft Vision 2030: March JPA General Plan
March Joint Powers Authority (March 2010 Draft) The typical home in Arnold Heights was about 1,000 square feet with a small carport. Front lawns were watered, back yards were desert. There were approximately 588 single-story homes in the community, which was vacated in 1998 after March AFB was downsized to an Air Force Reserve Facility. In January 2004-August 2005, 35,000 Marines were trained in the vacated community, and called "Camp Matilda".Arnold Heights Demolition
CEQAnet (January 12, 2006), Retrieved 12 January 2021 After being demolished, the land was slated for incorporation into Meridian Business Center.

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