Camp Huntsville, World War II Prisoner of War Camp

Camp Huntsville, completed here in 1942, was one of the first prisoner of war (POW) camps built in the U.S. during World War II. Designed to house 3,000 POWs, it had more than 400 buildings, as well as eight branch camps. The first POWs, part of Germany's Afrika Corps, arrived in spring 1943, and by fall the population peaked at 4840. Late in the war the camp became a branch of Camp Hearne (Robertson Co.). In Sept. 1945, Camp Huntsville sent its German POWs to Camp Hearne in preparation for the arrival of Japanese POWs at this site. The camp closed on Jan. 5, 1946, and the government transferred more than 800 acres, including buildings, to Sam Houston State Teachers College for use as a country campus. Texas in World War II - 2006

Camp Huntsville, World War II Prisoner of War Camp is a historical marker in Huntsville, Walker County, dedicated in 2006. It is one of 69 historical markers documented in Walker County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 110 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.8185, -95.4322 near Huntsville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Akin Hill (historical marker), about 1.7 miles away. Others within a short drive include Bethea Creek, Riverside, and Riverside Swinging Bridge.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507013707. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.