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Camp Walter R. Taliaferro
 
A semi-permanent camp, it was established at San Diego as a Mexican border patrol post on March 31, 1916, by the 1st Battalion, less Company C, 21st Infantry, which arrived from its home base at Vancouver Barracks, Washington. Located on the grounds of the Panama-California International Exposition, the post was named for pioneer aviator 1st Lieutenant Walter R. Taliaferro who was killed in an aviation accident near San Diego on October 11, 1915. A flying field later established at Fort Worth, Texas, was also named for the lieutenant.
 
 
Corps of Engineers History
 
On 31 March 1916, the United States Army occupied City of San Diego property through unknown means for Camp Walter R. Taliaferro. The camp was located in an area of Balboa Park now known as Morley Field and is expected to have occupied an area of approximately 80 acres. However, the exact size and boundaries of the camp are unknown. No formal acquisition records were identified.
 
Camp Taliaferro was established to shelter regular Army troops and as a Mexican border patrol post. The camp was the headquarters for the Army's Southern California Border Patrol District. This was a semi-permanent camp, thus, the Army is not expected to have constructed any permanent facilities. No records were located that describe the number or types of facilities at the camp.
 
The 80-acre CampTaliaferro site is assumed to have been relinquished to the City of San Diego between 1918-1920. No formal transfer records were located. No Army improvements are known to remain on the site. The property is currently owned by the City of San Diego and is developed with numerous recreational sports facilities.
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