World War II POW Camp Site - Fairfax, Virginia
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flyingmoose
N 38° 51.171 W 077° 20.366
18S E 296993 N 4303048
Located at the edge of a nameless park on the eastbound side of Government Center Parkway.
Waymark Code: WM13VE3
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 02/22/2021
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Due to development, there is nothing left to physically identify the camp or the farms the POWs worked at. This park is actually two lots and might shrink due to further development. The sign sits on the hill along the storage unit building and a bench is nearby. There is an article that references prisoners of war and Fairfax but nothing to further identify the site.
Marker Text:
A state road work camp located in the vicinity of this site housed 199 German prisoners of war from July to November 1945. It was one of seven work camps in the commonwealth of Virginia. Prisoners worked on local farms to alleviate the labor shortage associated with the war. On November 16, 1945, following the end of the war, all work camps were closed and the prisoners were sent to Camp Shanks, New York, before eventually returning to Germany.