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  1. The facility was established initially by the United States Navy as a Naval Training Station (USNTS Sampson) in 1942. The station was named after Rear Admiral William T. Sampson. The Navy obtained 2,600 acres of former farmland and also vineyards for the facility on the east side of Lake Seneca, New York.

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    As the United States prepared for war in the 1940s there was a growing need for training bases and on May 14, 1942, President Roosevelt approved the construction of the naval base on Seneca Lake. The base was named after a local Spanish-American War hero William T. Sampson. After WWII, the base was converted into a college for returning veterans.
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    Nov 12, 2017 · It purchased 2,535 acres on the east shore of Seneca Lake in Romulus to establish the Sampson Naval Training Station, using the deep waters of the lake for training. Once again, people who owned small farms, …

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    Sep 14, 2023 · During the Korean War, the United States Air Force took over the base for use as a basic training facility for airmen. Records show that 411,000 sailors were trained at the naval training station and 350,000 airman passed …

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    Jul 11, 2021 · The site of the present Sampson State Park in Romulus, Seneca County, NY was formerly the site of the Sampson Navy Base. As the United States found itself at war following the attack on Pearl Harbor in late 1941, the …

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    Jun 19, 2017 · President Franklin D. Roosevelt approved the construction of the Sampson Naval Training Station on May 14, 1942. A few weeks later, construction began. During the station's peak construction period in September 1942, …

  10. Sampson Naval Training Station, NY 1942 - YMS-346

    Dec 1, 2022 · "Twelve miles from this town [Geneva, NY], on 2,500 acres at the eastern shore of Seneca Lake, the Government has reared a mighty training station for some 30,000 naval recruits, and its first graduates have joined the …

  11. WAY BACK WHEN IN SENECA COUNTY: A history …

    Nov 13, 2016 · Named after Palmyra native Rear Admiral William Thomas Sampson, the naval base facilities were constructed on 2,535 acres in 270 days.

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