Butner, North Carolina
The area eventually comprising the town of Butner was originally land along the Occaneechi Path, a Native American trade route.In August 1941, the U.S. federal government beginning planning for the development of a military facility in the area, motivated partly by its proximity to a rail line.Following the United States' entry into World War II that December, planning hastened and in January 1942 the government began ordered locals to vacate their land.The government ultimately evicted between 400 to 500 families and razed most of their homes and agricultural buildings to make way for a U.S. Army camp.Some former camp facilities were retained by the residents for their own use such as its recreation center and churches, others were repurposed as homes, and some were demolished so their materials could be used in new construction.[10] In 2003, a seven-member elective Butner Advisory Council was created to advise the North Carolina Secretary of Health and Human Services on governance of the town.
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