▁Band ▁of ▁Ott awa , ▁which ▁claims ▁to ▁be ▁Canada ' s ▁oldest ▁continuous ▁civil ian ▁pipe ▁band . ▁ ▁E volution ▁of ▁the ▁park ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁By town ▁Museum ▁page ▁with ▁Hill ▁historical ▁information ▁ ▁Category : P arks ▁in ▁Ott awa <0x0A> </s> ▁Camp ▁Albert ▁L . ▁M ills ▁( C amp ▁M ills ) ▁was ▁a ▁military ▁installation ▁on ▁Long ▁Island , ▁New ▁York . ▁It ▁was ▁located ▁about ▁ten ▁miles ▁from ▁the ▁eastern ▁boundary ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁on ▁the ▁H emp st ead ▁Pla ins ▁within ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Garden ▁City . ▁It ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁Major ▁General ▁Albert ▁L . ▁M ills , ▁who ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor ▁for ▁gall antry ▁during ▁the ▁Spanish – American ▁War . ▁ ▁Camp ▁M ills ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁cam ps ▁under ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Port ▁of ▁Emb ark ation ▁with ▁a ▁capacity ▁for ▁ 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁trans ient ▁troops . ▁The ▁facility ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁military ▁establish ments ▁built ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁in ▁the ▁Mine ola , ▁New ▁York ▁area ▁that ▁included ▁the ▁A viation ▁General ▁Supp ly ▁Dep ot ▁and ▁Con cent r ation ▁Camp ; ▁Haz el h urst ▁Field ▁( l ater ▁Ro ose vel t ▁Field ) ▁and ▁Mitch el ▁Field . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁mission ▁of ▁Camp ▁M ills ▁was ▁initially ▁the ▁prepar ation ▁of ▁Army ▁units ▁prior ▁to ▁their ▁deployment ▁to ▁Europe ▁in ▁World