Camp Ford
Camp Ford is a memorial in Smith, Texas.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Camp Ford.
Camp Ford
Theme park
Photo: Samuel J. Reader, Public domain.
Camp Ford was a prisoner-of-war camp near Tyler, Texas, during the American Civil War. It was the largest Confederate-run prison west of the Mississippi River. Camp Ford is situated 580 feet southeast of Camp Ford.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tyler.
Tyler
Photo: CletusDitto, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tyler is the county seat of Smith County, in eastern Texas. It boasts the nation's largest municipal rose garden and hosts the Texas Rose Festival each October.
Camp Ford
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Smith, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.39699° or 32° 23′ 49″ northLongitude
-95.26779° or 95° 16′ 4″ westInception
1936Operator
Texas Historical CommissionOpen location code
86469PWJ+QVOpenStreetMap ID
node 12453546111OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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