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History: (add to it-- beginning)
There was need for a new training facility for field and anti-aircraft artillery units. 631.345 acres were obtained to create the training base. The government said that the base was to be named after Brig. Gen Robert Henry Dunlap, U.S.M.C. The completion of the camp was finished on October 15th of 1942. The camp had fully functioning buildings, water, roads, and sewage collections. The base was used for a three year period that was during a war time period. The base was contained until 1949 and then later was dismantled in 1956.

The Range: (add to the range section under attractions)

 * This was a place that was built by William Ammon or as slab city knows him as, Builder Bill. There is couches that provide limited seating for the watchers. William Ammon wife, Robin Ammon, collected old prom dresses for people to wear. These prom dresses are used when they like to put on a prom because many people who live there have not been able to actually go to a prom.

Losing the Freedom: (add another section about the possible loss)
The land is own by the state of California. Recent speculations have shown that California has been wanting to sell the land. The potential buying would be energy companies. If the land was to be sold the community would be homeless once again but they are trying to have people band together to get enough money to buy the land. The hope is that California will let the people buy it for a dollar per acre. Builder Bill or William Ammon is heading off and helping organize this effort. They have not yet decided if they are going to be selling the land but the Lands Commission is thinking about starting the process of getting the land appraised and, if needed, chemical cleanup because of military waste from when it was previously a base for the U.S.M.C.

Note to self: Look for more sources that would benefit and give more info for this new section that I am adding.

Salvation Mountain:
This art piece was a tribute to god and "his gift to the world" from the artist, Leonard Knight. It is 50 feet high and 150 feet width of many different scriptures, flowers, waterfalls, trees, and nature. There is a sea of Galilee at the bottom and of course what it is known for, its heart that says "God is Love". When creating the mountain the artist, Leonard Knight, only had a half a bag of cement and from one day to the next it would grow to be what it is today. Leonard would take junk and add that to the cement to build up the mountain even more. The original Salvation mountain that he would create with more sand then cement was all ruined by the unsuitability of the mountain. None the less, he created one once again and made sure that this would be a better one. Learning from his mistakes he started using adobe clay and straw to make sure that the structure was solid. He would add the paint to keep the mountain from the wind and from eroding away. There is about over 100,000 gallons of paint that has been donated and put into the structure.