Menlo Park, California city, survived until 1922, when the original arch was destroyed in an automobile accident. The origin of the name of "Menlo Park, California" ("ca" 1850) pre-dates any work done by Thomas Edison ("ca" 1876) in Menlo Park, New Jersey; Menlo Park, New Jersey was named after Menlo Park, California. In 1917/1918 a large portion of Menlo Park was the site of Camp Fremont, a training camp for, at its height, 27,000 men being sent to fight in World War I. It didn't last long (the camp was dismantled after the war), but army engineers paved the first streets in Menlo
Menlo College faculty members. In 1956 Florence Moore made a historic gift to Menlo in financing the construction of the Florence Moore Science and Engineering Building, housing math and science facilities as well as an auditorium. Construction of a new student union, post office and dormitory was completed in 1958, and Menlo opened a new dining commons in 1962. The old dining commons was converted to the Bowman Library. 1969 brought to Menlo a new building for the School of Business Administration and the two-year school that included classrooms, faculty and staff offices, a theater and a computer center. This building, now