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In 1942, the U. S. Army created a military cantonment named Camp Gruber, just outside town. The camp cost about $ 30 million and brought a surge of prosperity to Braggs. The camp covered 60,000 acres (240 km) and trained thousands of new soldiers during World War II. Part of the camp was used to
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