Fort McCoy, Wisconsin

Fort McCoy is a United States Army installation. It is located on 60,000 acres (240 km²) between Sparta and Tomah, Wisconsin, in Monroe County. Since its creation in 1909, the post has been used primarily as a military training center. A part of Fort McCoy is also used by the Wisconsin State Patrol as a training facility.

History

The post has been in virtually constant use since it was first formed as the "Sparta Maneuver Tract" on 14,000 acres (57 km²) in 1909. At first, the tract was made up of two camps, Camp Emory Upton and Camp Robinson. These were separated by a line of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad that ran across the land from east to west. In 1910, the army renamed the entire tract "Camp Bruce E. McCoy" for Robert Bruce McCoy, a retired major general who first proposed the area as a training ground and bought part of the property on which the fort stands. In 1926, the name of the post was shortened to "Camp McCoy".

In 1938, the United States began a major expansion of the camp. This included the addition of over 45,000 acres (180 km²) to the post, as well as the construction of several new structures including living quarters for the troops. This increased the camp's capacity to 35,000 soldiers. In all, the project was estimated to have cost about $30 million. The expansion was officially concluded with a new inauguration on August 30, 1942.

Fort McCoy

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Fort McCoy (film)

Fort McCoy is a 2011 American drama written by Kate Connor, Produced by Kate Connor and Eric Stoltz, and starring Eric Stoltz, Kate Connor, Lyndsy Fonseca, Any Hirsch, Camryn Manheim, Seymour Cassel, and Brendan Fehr.

Plot

In 1944 Frank Stirn moves his family to Wisconsin to become a barber for the US Army and a prisoner-of-war camp it oversees at Fort McCoy. Bitter that he is unable to fight, Frank takes a stand when a Nazi officer threatens his wife.

Production

The movie was filmed in California, and La Crosse, Wisconsin.

Release

The film was first shown at Boston, Cannes Independent, Rhode Island, Savannah film festivals. The U.S. and Canadian rights were acquired by Monterey Media in March 2014.

Festivals

Fort McCoy was shown at the following festivals: