Details for Site of World War II Prisoner of War Camp
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5085006222
Data
| Marker Number | 6222 |
| Atlas Number | 5085006222 |
| Marker Title | Site of World War II Prisoner of War Camp |
| Index Entry | World War II Prisoner of War Camp, Site of |
| Address | W. College St. |
| City | Princeton |
| County | Collin |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 732208 |
| UTM Northing | 3674439 |
| Subject Codes | World War II; German immigrants/immigration; military topics |
| Marker Year | 1986 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | community park |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | Here in 1941, with the Hon. Sam Rayburn, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, in attendance, a migratory labor camp was dedicated. With the coming of World War II later in the decade, however, federal officials converted the site for use as a camp to hold German prisoners of war. While here, the German soldiers worked on Princeton area farms, providing valuable labor assistance. For many years following the prisoners release in 1946, this site again served as a camp for migrant workers. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986 |