Bassett in Mississippi County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

World War II POW Camp

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, November 19, 2020

1. World War II POW Camp Marker

Inscription. One of eight prisoner of war camps in Mississippi County, the Bassett camp housed German soldiers captured and shipped to the United States. POWs worked in the cotton fields during their captivity, several taking up agriculture after returning to Germany after the war. Concrete columns from the camp's entrance still stand.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 35° 32.452′ N, 90° 6.828′ W. Marker is in Bassett, Arkansas, in Mississippi County. It is on Great River Road (U.S. 61) 0.7 miles east of State Highway 181, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bassett AR 72313, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Arkansas Delta,

in Crowley’s Ridge,

and in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: American Revolution Flagpole (approx. 0.8 miles away); School (approx. 6.6 miles away); Dyess (approx. 6.6 miles away); American Revolution Bicentennial (approx. 6.6 miles away); Commissary (approx. 6.6 miles away); Dyess Colony (approx. 6.6 miles away); Cafe & Shops (approx. 6.6 miles away); Community Building (approx. 6.7 miles away).

Also see . . . Bassett POW Camp. (Submitted on April 11, 2021, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.)

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Photographed by Tim Fillmon, November 19, 2020

2. World War II POW Camp Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 11, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 11, 2021, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,186 times since then and 98 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 11, 2021, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.