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POW Camp - WW II

 
 
POW Camp WW II Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 29, 2003
1. POW Camp WW II Marker
Inscription. In 1944-1945, Fort Niagara Prisoner of War Camp housed interned German and Austrian soldiers, sailors, and airmen captured in North Africa and Europe.
 
Erected by Officers Club Museum Coalition.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 43° 15.396′ N, 79° 3.004′ W. Marker is in Youngstown, New York, in Niagara County. It is on Scott Avenue 0.1 miles north of Main Street (New York State Route 18F), on the right when traveling north. This marker is located in Fort Niagara State Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Youngstown NY 14174, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Buffalo Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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 Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Fort Niagara's P.O.W. Camp (within shouting distance of this marker); St. John's Episcopal Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fort Niagara's Rifle Range (approx. 0.3 miles away); Site of Salt Battery (approx. 0.3 miles away); Capture of Fort George (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Battle of La Belle Famille (approx. 0.3 miles away); Betsy Doyle (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Site of El Dorado Hotel (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Youngstown.
 
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POW Camp WW II Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 29, 2003
2. POW Camp WW II Marker
Prisoner Of War Camp - World War II Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 24, 2013
3. Prisoner Of War Camp - World War II Marker
View of the historical marker, looking south towards the entrance of the Fort Niagara State Park.
Prisoner Of War Camp - World War II Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 24, 2013
4. Prisoner Of War Camp - World War II Marker
View of the featured historical marker in the distant background with a related interpretive marker, entitled "Fort Niagara's P.O.W. Camp," in the left foreground.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 6, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 29, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,436 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 29, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.   3, 4. submitted on August 6, 2013, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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