Windsor in Bertie County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

WWII POW Camp

Photographed by Dave W, June 4, 2023

1. WWII POW Camp Marker

Inscription.
On this site during WWII, 500 Italian prisoners were held by the US Army (1943).

Erected 2020 by Town of Windsor.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1943.

Location. 35° 59.551′ N, 76° 56.715′ W. Marker is in Windsor, North Carolina, in Bertie County. It is at the intersection of West Water Street (U.S. 17) and Sutton Drive, on the right when traveling east on West Water Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 112 W Water St, Windsor NC 27983, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Roanoke River Underground Railroad Trail (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dugout Canoe (about 400 feet away); Roanoke/Cashie River Center Grave Site (about 400 feet away); Herring Fishing Boat (about 400 feet away); Eden House Root Cellar (about 500 feet away); Railroad Depot Vault (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Engagement at Windsor (about 600 feet away); Gray’s Landing (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Windsor.

Other markers no longer nearby. Engagement at Windsor (was about 600 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Wellington and Powell Railroad (was about 600 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Prisoner of War Labor Camp Windsor 1943. (Submitted on July 14, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Photographed by Dave W, June 4, 2023

2. WWII POW Camp Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 5, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 707 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 5, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.