Conditions at Refugee Camp, Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky
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krsmith2
N 37° 47.136 W 084° 36.451
16S E 710678 N 4184723
Life in the refugee camp.
Waymark Code: WMJN1D
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 12/07/2013
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Conditions at Refugee Camp
Many women and children died from disease and exposure to weather in make-shift camp. Brutal expulsion of refugees from camp in winter of 1864 was fatal to many. Only efforts by Rev. John G. Fee and other humanitarian workers improved conditions. A school, a hospital, and permanent housing later served up to 3,000 African Americans in their transition to freedom. Over.
Marker Name: Conditions at Refugee Camp
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Fort
Marker Number (for official markers): 1965
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society & Kentucky Department of Highways
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