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Camp Michaux

USA / Pennsylvania / Bendersville /
 abandoned / shut down, prisoner-of-war camp, historic remains
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Currently part of Michaux State Forest. This area was a farm associated with the Pine Grove Furnace iron making operation beginning in the late 18th century; the last wheat crop was harvested in 1919. The farm became Civilian Conservation Corps camp S-51 in the 1930s, then was taken over by the US Army in WW2 as a clandestine Prisoner of War camp holding mostly German submariners for interrogation. A church then used it as a summer camp into the mid-1970s when the area was finally abandoned. Remains of building foundations and waterworks are still visible.

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Coordinates:   40°2'12"N   77°20'14"W

Comments

  • LeeSchaeffer (guest)
    The current URL for the Camp Michaux Web page is: http://www.schaeffersite.com/michaux/
  • theben83 (guest)
    Lee, I spoke with you a few years ago about s51pa, i was getting ready to tame my girlfriend hiking up there this morning and couldnt find my maps! thankfully i found your new link Ben Ward
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