POW Camp in Alva, OK? Traditional Cache

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GeoCrater: I am regretfully archiving this cache since there's been no word from the owner in the month or more since the last reviewer note was posted.

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Hidden : 5/11/2008
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

EZ P&G, very small magnetic container with log, bring your own pen or pencil

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It was called Nazilager (Nazi Camp) "The First 100 Years of Alva,
Oklahoma" states that the Prisoner of War (POW) camp during WWII
was best known to POW's in other camps as, 'Devil's Island' or the
'Alcatraz' of prisoner of war systems in the United States. It was
built to hold only Nazi's and hard-core sympathizers. It stood
south of Alva (Oklahoma, USA), westside of highway 281 and is in
the area now used by the Airport on the east and the Woods County
Fairgrounds on the west. Little remains except for a lonely chimney
that some proclaim to be a bakery chimney and others say was the
smokestack of the POW hospital. BUT... I've found in other articles
that the POW Hospital was west of the main street, Washington
Avenue, that ran to the POW camp. Whatever the case, it stands
amongst the VFW Post and the old concrete water tower that remain
as reminders that Alva, Oklahoma was home of a German POW camp
during WWII from the Summer of '42 when it was authorized to
November of '45 when it shut down after the WWII.

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