Camp Sibert was established in Etowah County in 1942 as the nation's first Chemical Warfare Center. It was named for Etowah County native Maj. Gen. William L. Sibert (1860-1935), who was the first head of the Chemical Warfare Service created during World War I. It closed two years later.
Camp Sibert Entrance
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Courtesy of the Alabama Department of Archives and History
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