From Puerto Rico to North Carolina: The workers who helped build Fort Bragg

A local news story from North Carolina, reported by ABC11 WTVD Raleigh.

Local News · North Carolina · October 15, 2026

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In 1918, about 1,700 skilled Puerto Rican laborers, many from Ponce and Mayagüez, were recruited to North Carolina to help construct Camp Bragg.

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