The almost century long communication history of Camp Evans qualifies it to be considered as the best and most suitable location and focal point for preserving and interpreting New Jersey's rich communications, computers, electronics, radio, radar, satellite and telephony heritage.  The involvement of the site with communications technology began in July 1912 when Marconi Wireless Corporation of America engineers selected the site for the London to New York reception station in the first world-wide network of wireless stations.  The station was operated as a Marconi Wireless reception station from 1913 to 1925.  Its work in communication continued, with only an eleven-year interruption, until the last U. S. Army Signal Corps unit left in 1998.  Many persons of great engineering and scientific significance worked at the site.  Camp Evans-based personnel participated in attaining many, if not most, communications technology innovations and significant U.S. military communications applications, from 1914 to 1998.
    In 1995, the Township of Wall established the basis to ensure the preservation of Camp Evans’ historic district by including it in the Marconi Park Complex Reuse Plan.  Marconi Park will be the official designation of the former Camp Evans area when the property is totally conveyed by the U.S. Army.  The Marconi Park Complex Reuse Plan calls for the establishment of a learning center and the preservation of the historic character of the site (Plan in Appendix).
    Operation of an historic site is not an inherent or expected competency of a municipal government.  The Wall Township Committee has, therefore, elected to empower and cooperate with The Information Age Learning Center (InfoAge) in maintaining and managing the historic district.  Infoage is a volunteer-based, not-for-profit corporation, registered in the State of New Jersey.  Infoage was established for the express purposes of accomplishing the long-term preservation of Camp Evans and will conduct educational activities as a hands-on science-history center.  Over time, as revenue increase, professional management and selected staff will be employed to assured continued organizational stability.  Wall Township will lease Area C to Infoage upon conveyance from the U. S. Army.
 In 1998, the Township authorized Infoage to research, prepare and submit to the New Jersey State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) an application to establish a historic district, and to request listing of the district on the National Register of Historic Places.   A nomination was submitted in July 1999 and reviewed by the New Jersey State Review Board for Historic Sites on December 1, 1999.  The District was listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places on March 20, 2000.  A nomination for listing the District in the National Register of Historic Places was approved by the state Review Board for Historic Sites and forwarded to the National Register office for review and consideration.
The use of the site as a science-history center for revenue activity is compatible with Camp Evans history.  The architectural character of the site and buildings exteriors can be easily adapted from the original science research use to a science education use.  Most of the building interiors can be easily adapted into exhibit rooms, classrooms and support space.  In many buildings removal of non-bearing walls will create classrooms/exhibit rooms from small laboratory rooms.  Examples of revenue activities are membership fees, regular exhibit entrance fees, special event fees, and gift store sales.  The admission fees, grants, and volunteer support will provide the funds needed to maintain this historic site far into the future. The character of the site will be maintained to preserve the look and atmosphere of a WWII research facility/Marconi Wireless station, using the guidelines outlined in the Secretary of the Interiors Standards for Historic Preservation.
In order to foster an inspiring environment, a number of program compatible not-for-profit organizations are working together with InfoAge as a consortium.  The members of the consortium are:

A) Organizations considering basing operations within the Camp Evans Historic district:

New Jersey Science Teacher Association (NJSTA) and affiliated organizations
 Biology Teacher Association - New Jersey (BTANJ)
 New Jersey Association of Mathematics Teachers (NJAMT)
 New Jersey Earth Science Teachers (NJESTA)
 New Jersey Social Studies Teachers (NJSSTA)
 Council of Elementary Science - New Jersey (CES-NJ)
 New Jersey Science Supervisors
New Jersey Antique Radio Club (NJARC)
Ocean - Monmouth Amateur Radio Club (OMARC)
Quarter Century Wireless Association (QCWA)
Garden Central Central Model Railroading Club (GSC)
New Jersey Historical Divers Association (NJHDA)

B) Organizations considering hosting programs or exhibits at Camp Evans:

Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA)
Association of Old Crows (AOC)
Fort Monmouth Integrated Community Outreach Network (ICON)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) History Center
Monmouth County Schools in cooperation with the County Superintendent

InfoAge will manage the preparation of the site, maintenance of site and manage the daily space use.  The goal of the InfoAge consortium is to enable these organizations to impact and serve a larger audience.  These organizations have excellent educational outreach programs that can only reach a limited audience due to lack of delivery space.  The consortia organizations will provide subject expertise, create special exhibits, and offer science-history classes and demonstrations.  Some examples are; NJSTA professional development courses for teachers, NJSTA "Super Science Saturday" for students, Fort Monmouth ICON events and displays of advanced electronics systems, NJARC antique radio displays and repair workshops, OMARC amateur radio license qualification classes, GSC modeling classes and displays and NJHDA electronics in underwater archeology displays.  The organizations will benefit by having an affordable center to serve a wider audience that in turn will enhance their activities and membership.    Infoage will enjoy the benefit of larger membership and more creative persons contributing their expertise to improve the center and keep its offering up to date.  Organizations that request dedicated office, meeting, display or archive space will pay an additional usage fee.
As much of the site and buildings will be available for public access as possible.  Only unsafe utility space will be permanently restricted to professional staff or contractor access.  Administration, preparation, and storage space will be restricted to staff and volunteer usage.  Areas unsafe for unattended group and student use will be restricted to supervised use.  Some space will have access limited to consortium member use as scheduled.

The use of each building is specified below and on building floor plans.

9001 Administration - exhibit space, offices, conference room, collection storage
9002  Marconi cottage - Wall Township archives, offices, meeting space and possible residence.
9003  Marconi cottage - Township meeting space and possible residence.
9004  Meeting, classroom, office and laboratory space.
9005  Meeting, classroom, office and laboratory space.
9006 Science Education  -- classroom, exhibit space.
9010A Science Education – classroom, exhibit space, conference rooms and preparation rooms.
9010B Science Education – classroom, exhibit space, conference rooms and preparation rooms.
9010C Science Education – classroom, exhibit space, conference rooms and preparation rooms.
9010D Science Education – classroom, exhibit space, conference rooms and preparation rooms.
9011A Science Education – classroom, exhibit space, conference rooms and preparation rooms.
9011B Science Education – classroom, exhibit space, conference rooms and preparation rooms.
9011C Science Education – classroom, exhibit space, conference rooms and preparation rooms.
9011D Science Education – classroom, exhibit space, conference rooms and preparation rooms.
9012 Oil Heat Plant
9029 Science Education, special exhibit space and community meeting space.
9030 Oil Heat Plant
9031 Possible fire safety exhibit and Science Education.  Also use as exhibit fabrication shop.
9032A Science Education – classroom, exhibit space, conference rooms and preparation rooms.
9032B/C Science Education – classroom, exhibit space, conference rooms and preparation rooms.
9032D Science Education – Startup center, NBHF exhibit space and conference rooms.
9033 Oil Heat Plant
9034 Science Education – communications in transportation exhibit and shop.
9035 Oil Heat Plant
9036A Program compatible short-term rental until science center expands into space.
9036B Program compatible short-term rental until science center expands into space.
9036C Program compatible short-term rental until science center expands into space.
9036D Program compatible short-term rental until science center expands into space.
9037A Program compatible short-term rental until science center expands into space.
9037B Program compatible short-term rental until science center expands into space.
9037C Program compatible short-term rental until science center expands into space.
9037D Program compatible short-term rental until science center expands into space.
9038 Oil Heat Plant
9057 Storage
9059 Telephone technology exhibit and communication center
9065 Distribution transformer – remove if possible.
9066 Distribution transformer – remove equipment, if possible and use for storage.
9067 Distribution transformer – remove equipment, if possible and use for storage.
9068 Distribution transformer – remove equipment, if possible and use for storage.
9069 Distribution transformer – remove equipment, if possible and use for storage.
9070 Distribution transformer – remove equipment, if possible and use for storage.
9071 Distribution transformer – remove equipment, if possible and use for storage.
9081 Preserve in place with limited Storage
9084 Storage or possible video theater
9086 Storage/office space
9092 Special exhibit
9093 Guard office -- Event entrance
9096 Temporary storage, potential for demolition
9097 Foundry – exhibit fabrication shop
9098 Demolish
9114 Electrical Switch Station
9116  Diana Dish control building - Space exploration exhibit space.
9120 Demolish
9128 Demolish
9162 Silent Sentinel Satellite Dish control building - Space exploration exhibit space.
9178 Tower -- Preserve in place
9201 Two car garage - storage.
9202 Three car garage  - multi-purpose; garage, storage and meeting space.
9312 Demolish
9342 Demolish
9344 Gas Cylinder Storage
9351 Demolish
9400 Preserve and maintain for future use.

Dymaxion deployment units (DDU) - (5 DDUs in district, 7 outside)
9011A-1 DDU use in place for storage, later for exhibit or Scout overnights
9011A-2 DDU use in place for storage, later for exhibit or Scout overnights
9011A-3 DDU use in place for storage, later for exhibit or Scout overnights
9036D-3 DDU use in place for storage, later for exhibit or Scout overnights
9037A-1 DDU relocate along Third Street, use in place for storage, or as above
9013-1 DDU to be offered to others or relocated onto empty DDU pad
9020-1 DDU to be relocated onto empty DDU pad and preserved.
9020-2 DDU to be relocated onto empty DDU pad and preserved
9044-1 DDU freestanding located outside district to be relocated onto empty DDU pad
9094-1 DDU to be offered to others or relocated onto empty DDU pad
9302-1 DDU to be offered to others or relocated onto empty DDU pad
9302-2 DDU to be offered to others or relocated onto empty DDU pad

Structures requested to be relocated to historic district:
9153 Sentry post - special event ticket booth
9175 Restricted Air-space warning beacon tower - Permanent outside exhibit

Updated January 27, 2004    Page created July 4, 2002