Camp Evans National Historic Landmark Nomination
Watson, Jr. RC and Lange RS. 2012. Camp Evans National Historic Landmark Nomination. National Historic Landmark Nominations. 12001011_NHL. National Park Service. Washington, DC
This document is the National Historic Landmark (NHL) nomination for Camp Evans in Wall Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey. The NHL nomination for Camp Evans documents its national significance under NHL Criterion 1 as one of the principal U.S. sites associated with the development of radar during World War II. Named Camp Evans when the U.S. Army Signal Corps acquired the property in 1941, this site functioned as an electronics development, testing, and production facility during the war. The period of national significance is 1941-1945.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Watson, Jr., Raymond; Lange, Robie
- Date of Issue
- 2012-10-16
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Keywords
- military, Monmouth County, New Jersey, radar, Signal Corps, technology, World War II