Camp Michaux - Gardners PA - Signs of History on Waymarking.com

Camp Michaux-This is the site of Pine Grove Furnace Prisoner of War Interrogation Camp (1943-1945). Here the U.S War Department operated a clandestine facility where intelligence officers interrogated enemy prisoners. During its thirty-month existence, thousands of German and Japanese prisoners were questioned here in an attempt to learn about the Axis war effort and the development of new weaponry. From 1787-1919 the site was a farm serving the iron industry. The Civilian Conservation Corps operated Camp s-51-PA here from 1933-1943. Following the war it became Church Camp Michaux, 1946-1972, a cooperative effort of the United Church of Christ and the United Presbyterian Churches. The area is now a protected area within Michaux State Forest.

Group that erected the marker: Adams County Historical Society Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: Michaux Road. Gardners, PA USA 17324 URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed

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Date Logged Log   09/27/2021 Don.Morfe visited it