Rieken, JohnUnited States, Georgia, Liberty County, Hinesville, 31.84688, -81.59595Pascoe, Craig S., 1952-2004-06-21Encyclopedia article about Fort Stewart in Hinesville, Georgia. Fort Stewart is located about forty miles west of Savannah. It was created in 1940 as an antiaircraft training facility. In 2004 the 280,000-acre facility, the largest in area in the eastern United States, is the base for the Third Infantry Division (Mechanized) and the First Battalion, Seventy-fifth Ranger Regiment, Rapid Deployment Force. Hunter Army Airfield, located at Savannah, is also part of the fort.GSE identifier: SS8H9text/htmlengForms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.Fort Stewart (Ga.)United States. ArmyFortification--GeorgiaFort StewartText