Camp Stark German Prisoner of War Camp
Camp Stark German Prisoner of War Camp is a memorial in Coös County, New Hampshire. Camp Stark German Prisoner of War Camp is situated nearby to the nature reserve Percy State Forest, as well as near the peak Dickey Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stark Bridge and Christine Lake.
Stark Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Ken Gallager, Public domain.
The Stark Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge over the Upper Ammonoosuc River in Stark, New Hampshire. It carries a connecting roadway which joins the Northside Road to New Hampshire Route 110. Stark Bridge is situated 1½ miles southwest of Camp Stark German Prisoner of War Camp.
Christine Lake
Photo: TimothyLev, Public domain.
Christine Lake is a 197-acre water body located in Coos County in northern New Hampshire, United States, in the town of Stark. The lake lies southeast of the Percy Peaks and north of the Upper Ammonoosuc River.
Stark Union Church
Church
Photo: Ken Gallager, Public domain.
The Stark Union Church is a historic church on NH 110 in Stark, New Hampshire. Built in 1853 to serve as non-denominational worship space, it is a well-preserved example of mid-19th century vernacular church architecture. Stark Union Church is situated 1½ miles southwest of Camp Stark German Prisoner of War Camp.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stark and Paris.
Stark
Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stark is a town in Coös County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 478 at the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 556 tabulated in 2010.
Paris
Hamlet
Paris is an unincorporated community located within the towns of Dummer and Stark, New Hampshire, United States. The community is located along New Hampshire Route 110 and north of the Upper Ammonoosuc River, in an area north of West Milan. Paris is situated 4 miles northeast of Camp Stark German Prisoner of War Camp.
Camp Stark German Prisoner of War Camp
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “In the spring of 1944 a high fence and four guard towers transformed a former Civilian Conservation Corps camp on this site into New Hampshire’s sole World War II prisoner of war camp. Approximately 250 German and Austrian soldiers, most captured in North”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Coös County, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.61856° or 44° 37′ 7″ northLongitude
-71.38755° or 71° 23′ 15″ westOpen location code
87PCJJ96+CXOpenStreetMap ID
node 12385621247OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Camp Stark and Percy State Forest.
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