Camp Miles established on the Simon Weil farm, 3 miles west of Lexington, on Old Frankfort Pike and the Louisville Southern Railroad during the Spanish American War . The camp was named for General Nelson A. Miles, commanding officer of the Puerto Rico expedition. Camp Miles was an overflow facility for Camp Hamilton and later for black soldiers.
References:
William M. Ambrose, Bluegrass Military Camps, Limestone Press, Lexington, 2012.
