Camp Michaux Cumberland County's secret WW2 POW camp


Camp Michaux Hike

Nestled in the ridges of South Mountain, two miles northwest of Pine Grove Furnace State Park along Michaux Road, lies the site of Camp Michaux.


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Camp Michaux Cumberland County's secret WW2 POW camp

The blue blazed trail leads up to a small saddle of Little Rocky Ridge. Our Michaux Lizard Map highlights the trail heading east (right) toward Michaux Road, but explorers could also turn left (west) here for more vistas along Little Rocky Ridge. Blue blazes continue left for a while but eventually end. Exploring by foot is allowed anywhere.


Camp Michaux Walking Tour Gardners, PA 17324

A sign marks the entrance to Camp Michaux in Cooke Township. Located in the Michaux State Forest near Pine Grove Furnace State Park, the site has housed Bunker Hill Farm from 1787 to 1919 and a.


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This hike explores the ruins of Camp Michaux, a former Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp used as a US Army POW interrogation center during World War II and later as a church retreat camp from 1946 to 1972. The site also includes the remnants of a barn wall built in the late 18th century as part of the nearby Pine Grove Furnace settlement.


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The area we are studying in Camp Michaux was designated Camp S-51-PA, which indicated it was on state land. At the time, it was referred to as either Pine Grove Furnace Camp or South Mountain Camp, in reference to the known features of the region. It was one of the first CCC camps opened, and soon housed 200 men seeking work.


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Camp Michaux is an official Pennsylvania historic and archaeological site. The site is protected by state law. To protect this special part of the Michaux State Forest, please do not deface structures or remove artifacts. METAL DETECTING IS NOT ALLOWED.


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A First Sergeant's Memories of Camp Michaux: The Lost Collection of The Pine Grove Furnace Prisoner of War Camp I have never forgotten my first solitary walk through Camp Michaux. The sun was setting and visitors had gone.


Exploring the Abandoned Camp Michaux World War 2 Prison of War Camp in

A history of Camp Michaux from the late 1700s to the present time. Today, it is a jumble of abandoned ruins from all of these different time periods, just waiting to be explored! Civilian Conservation Corps star inside what became the secret POW camp in Cumberland County during World War Two.


Exploring the Abandoned Camp Michaux World War 2 Prison of War Camp in

1 of 1 Camp Michaux Walking Tour 1100 Pine Grove Road, Gardners, PA 17324 website details Nestled in the ridges of South Mountain, two miles northwest of Pine Grove Furnace State Park along Michaux Road, lies Camp Michaux.


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About 250 acres, including Camp Michaux, were originally a farm belonging to the Gardner family. The deed to this property was destroyed when the Confederate Army marched through the North. From natives we learn that the tract was known as the Bunker Hill Farm.


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On September 1 st, 1939, Nazi Germany invaded Poland. Just two days later, the Allied Powers declared war, beginning the six-year conflict known as World War II. These years would be marked with catastrophic conflict. Nations passed drafts to raise world-class armies.


Camp Michaux SelfGuided Walking Tour Cumberland County Historical

The efforts target Camp Michaux, a Civilian Conservation Corps Camp that was an abandoned World War II prisoner of war interrogation camp. The camp is also linked to the iron industry in the late.


Camp Michaux Cumberland County's secret WW2 POW camp

Camp Michaux, only two miles from Pine Grove Furnace State Park, was secretly used as a Prisoner of War (POW) camp during World War II. From 1943 to 1945, Japanese and German soldiers were held in separate facilities in the camp. Wikimedia Commons/Jumpmaster1906


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January 16 - The History of Camp Michaux. Join Bosler and the Cumberland County Historical Society as speaker David Smith, Secretary of the Cumberland County Historical Society's Board of Directors, presents a lecture on the history of Camp Michaux. This site has an unusual history that is linked to the iron industry in the late 18th, 19th.


Prisoner of War Camp Period 19431945 Exploring Camp Michaux

Camp Michaux is located in the Michaux State Forest in Cooke Township near Pine Grove Furnace State Park. The space has existed as Bunker Hill Farm from 1787 to 1919. It was used as a Civilian.

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