Camp Ford

Camp Ford was a prisoner-of-war camp near , during the American Civil War. It was the largest Confederate-run prison west of the .
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Photo: Samuel J. Reader, Public domain.
  • Theme park
  • …is also known as “Camp Ford, Texas”
  • Description: site of a camp and military prison of the Confederate States Army
  • Address: 6500 US 271, Tyler, TX 75708

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tyler.

Photo: CletusDitto, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the county seat of Smith County, in .

Camp Ford

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Latitude
32.39561° or 32° 23′ 44″ north
Longitude
-95.26685° or 95° 16′ 1″ west
Open location code
86469PWM+67
Open­Street­Map ID
way 666192191
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­Camp Ford
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­theme_park
Wiki­data ID
Q5027177

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In Other Languages

From French to German—“Camp Ford” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pine Springs Cemetery and Smith County Juvenile Services.

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