POW Camp WWII
N 43° 15.396 W 079° 03.004
17T E 658274 N 4791156
A little known fact, that Fort Niagara was used as a POW Camp during WWII.
Waymark Code: WM1H52
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 05/09/2007
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POW Camp WWII. In 1944 - 1945, Fort Niagara POW Camp housed interned German and Austrian soldiers, sailors and airmen captured in N. Africa and Europe.
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If you are fortuanate to get inside the Officers Club in the Fort, you will see a mural that was painted by one of the POW's.
Marker Name: POW Camp WWII
Marker Type: Roadside
Agency: Officers Club Museum Coalition
City/Town/Village Name: Youngstown
County: Niagara
Region: Niagara Frontier (Region 2)
Website: [Web Link]
Dedication Date: Not Listed
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