On March 1 of that year, Governor Alvin T. Fuller named the camp in honor of the former governor Curtis Guild, Jr. “in consideration of [his] public service and intimate connection with the military forces of the state and nation.”[1] During the time period between 1933 and 1936, a Works Progress Administration camp was operated by the state on the site.

[3] In 1968 the site was selected to host the Boston-area Sentinel ABM, but fierce public opposition led to the project being put on hold, and then canceled in favor of the Safeguard Program, which was located far from urban areas.

While there, the band filmed three music videos for the Don Kirshner Rock Concert television show.

In 1998, the outdoor firing facility was closed after a stray bullet nearly struck a Lynnfield mother and her toddler.

Ten miles of unmaintained roads are also present on the site to help with training for wheeled and tracked vehicles.