Waco: City of Waco

Building labeled Tourist Information Center
Postcard of men standing in front of barracks labeled Exterior view of Army TMCA Building, Camp McArthur, Waco, Texas

Camp MacArthur troops outside YMCA building. (Private Collection of T.B. Willis)

Soldiers posing for a photo labeled The Officers at headquarters Camp McArthur, Waco, Texas

Camp MacArthur officers (Private Collection of T.B. Willis)

Photo of soldiers with musical instruments labeled Infantry Replacement Band, Camp McArthur, Texas

Infantry band at Camp MacArthur (Private Collection of T.B. Willis)

Soldiers standing outside tent barracks with cots outside. Photo labeled Inspection, Camp McArthur, Waco, Texas

Troops stand outside their barrack tents for inspection. (Private Collection of T.B. Willis)

Soldier relaxing on a cot in Waco, December 1917

A soldier relaxes at Camp MacArthur. (Private Collection of T.B. Willis)

Waco, like many Texas towns, was transformed by the War. Camp MacArthur was built nearby in 1917, housing nearly 45,000 soldiers. It doubled the city’s population. And Waco would never be the same.

Waco Tourist Information Center

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