Camp Dunlap

Camp Dunlap was a United States Marine Corps base in Imperial County, California. The camp was named for Brigadier General Robert H. Dunlap. It was used to train artillery and anti-aircraft units of the Fleet Marine Force. The base was located at the present-day location of Slab City. 
Camp Dunlap was activated on October 15th, 1942, acting as a training facility during World War II. On August 29th, 1951, the California State Lands Commission approved the sale of the to the Navy at per acre, with the state retaining the mineral rights, and with the understanding that the land would revert to state ownership once the Navy had abandoned it. In October 1961, the United States Department of Defense conveyed the land on which Camp Dunlap was situated back to the State of California.