Camp Smith is a military installation of the
New York Army National Guard
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in
Cortlandt Manor
Cortlandt Manor is a hamlet located in the Town of Cortlandt in northern Westchester County, New York, United States. Cortlandt Manor is situated directly east, north and south of Peekskill, and east of three sections of the Town of Cortlandt, ...
near
Peekskill, NY, about north of
New York City
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, at the northern border of
Westchester County
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, and consists of . Established in 1882 by General
Frederick Townsend
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,
Adjutant General of New York
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, it was formerly known as "Camp Townsend", but was renamed in 1919 to "Camp Smith" for Governor
Alfred E. Smith of New York.
The camp has been used as an annual training site for National and
State Guard
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regiments since its establishment, and recently has served as the home of the