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 College was reaccredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. That same year, the college approved new degrees in Accounting, Finance, and Marketing. Menlo College has been named a 2014 "Best in the West" college by The Princeton Review, and U.S. News & World Report has named Menlo College a "Best Regional College" in its 2014 edition of "America’s Best Colleges." In 2014, Menlo College earned Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) accreditation, a distinction earned by less than five percent of the world's business schools. A complete history of Menlo College, "Through the Gates: Eighty-five Years