Funeral Homes in Fort Bragg, NC

Facts about the city

Fort Bragg is one of the largest United States Army installations in the world, and is located within Cumberland, Hoke, Harnett and Moore counties, North Carolina. Fort Bragg borders the towns of Fayetteville, Spring Lake and Southern Pines. It was also a census-designated place in the 2010 Census, during which a population of 39,457 was identified. The fort is named for Confederate general Braxton Bragg. It covers over 251 square miles (650 km2). It is the home of the US Army airborne forces and Special Forces, as well as U.S. Army Forces Command, U.S. Army Reserve Command and Womack Army Medical Center.

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History

From 1923 to 1924, permanent structures were constructed on Fort Bragg, including four brick barracks, which still stand. In early 1921, two field artillery units, the 13th and 17th Field Artillery Brigades, began training at Camp Bragg. =

Camp Bragg was established on September 4th, 1918, as an artillery training ground. . It was named for a native North Carolinian, Gen.