BACKGROUND INFORMATION REPORT -- INSTALLATION DESCRIPTION AND HISTORY
Camp Stanley Storage Activity (CSSA) is located in northwestern Bexar County about 19 miles northwest of downtown San Antonio (Figure 1). The installation consists of 4,004.18 acres immediately east of State Highway 3351, and approximately 0.5 mile east of Interstate Highway 10 (Figure 2). Camp Bullis borders CSSA on the east and south. The land on which CSSA is located was used for ranching and agriculture until the 1900s (Army, 1990). During 1906 and 1907, six tracts of land were purchased by the U.S. Government and designated the Leon Springs Military Reservation. The lands included campgrounds and cavalry shelters. In October 1917, the installation was redesignated Camp Stanley. United States involvement in World War I spurred extensive construction to provide housing for temporary cantonments and installation support facilities. In 1931, Camp Stanley was selected as an ammunition depot, and construction of standard magazines and igloo magazines began in 1938 (Army, 1990). Camp Stanley was transferred to the jurisdiction of the Red River Army Depot (RRAD) in 1947. In addition to ammunition storage, CSSA lands were used to test, fire, and overhaul ammunition components. The primary mission of CSSA is the receipt, storage, issue, and maintenance of ordnance materiels (Army, 1971). Because of its ordnance mission, CSSA has been designated as a restricted access facility. CSSA also has an agreement for cattle grazing with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS), and limited wildlife hunting is allowed. No change to the CSSA mission and military activities are expected in the future.
Camp Stanley Storage Activity (CSSA) is located in northwestern Bexar County about 19 miles northwest of downtown San Antonio (Figure 1). The installation consists of 4,004.18 acres immediately east of State Highway 3351, and approximately 0.5 mile east of Interstate Highway 10 (Figure 2). Camp Bullis borders CSSA on the east and south. The land on which CSSA is located was used for ranching and agriculture until the 1900s (Army, 1990). During 1906 and 1907, six tracts of land were purchased by the U.S. Government and designated the Leon Springs Military Reservation. The lands included campgrounds and cavalry shelters.
In October 1917, the installation was redesignated Camp Stanley. United States involvement in World War I spurred extensive construction to provide housing for temporary cantonments and installation support facilities. In 1931, Camp Stanley was selected as an ammunition depot, and construction of standard magazines and igloo magazines began in 1938 (Army, 1990). Camp Stanley was transferred to the jurisdiction of the Red River Army Depot (RRAD) in 1947. In addition to ammunition storage, CSSA lands were used to test, fire, and overhaul ammunition components.
The primary mission of CSSA is the receipt, storage, issue, and maintenance of ordnance materiels (Army, 1971). Because of its ordnance mission, CSSA has been designated as a restricted access facility. CSSA also has an agreement for cattle grazing with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS), and limited wildlife hunting is allowed. No change to the CSSA mission and military activities are expected in the future.