Camp David

Camp David

Camp David is a 125-acre country retreat for the president of the United States. It lies in the wooded hills of Catoctin Mountain Park, in Frederick County, Maryland, near the towns of Thurmont and Emmitsburg, about 62 miles north-northwest of the national capital city, Washington, D.C. It is code-named Naval Support Facility Thurmont. Technically a military installation, it is staffed primarily by the Seabees, the Civil Engineer Corps, the United States Navy, and the United States Marine Corps. Naval construction battalions are tasked with Camp David construction and send detachments as needed. Originally known as Hi-Catoctin, Camp David was built as a retreat for federal government agents and their families by the Works Progress Administration. Construction started in 1935 and was completed in 1938. In 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt converted it to a presidential retreat and renamed it "Shangri-La", after the fictional Himalayan paradise.

Data Source : Wikipedia

• Entity:  Military Installation

• Type:  Presidential Country Retreat
• Operator:  Us Navy
• Open to, the public:  No
• Website:  Official Site
• Built:  1935–1938
• Built by:  Works Progress Administration
• Events:  Camp David Accords (1978), Camp David Summit (2000), 38Th G8 Summit (2012), 46Th G7 Summit (2020, Cancelled)
• Occupants:  President Of The United States And The First Family
• Wikidata description:  Country Retreat Of The President Of The United States
• Wikidata label:  Camp David
• Wikidata aliases:  Camp David, Naval Support Facility Thurmont, Nsf Thurmont, Shangri-La, Camp Hi-Catoctin, Camp 3, Uss Shangri La, Wpa Camp #3, Wpa Camp 3

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