Atlas Obscura
Camp Butner Museum in Butner, North Carolina
The Camp Butner Museum preserves the remarkable story of a World War II training camp that seemingly appeared overnight across more than 40,000 acres of North Carolina farmland, displacing hundreds of local families as nearly 1,800 military buildings rose in a matter of months. More than 250,000 troops passed through Camp Butner—including the 78th “Lightning” Infantry Division, which went on to…