Camp Security, in present-day Springettsbury Township, probably resembled this British prisoner-of-war encampment in Charlottesville, Va. Some prisoners from this camp moved to Camp Security in 1781 when Cornwallis’ redcoats moved…
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…location is unknown -below.) Also of interest: Camp Security memories tucked inside memoir and Story revives memories of oft-forgotten York County POW camp, Camp Stewartstown and German prisoners from two…
…some 600 to 900 prisoners, wives, children and camp women braced for the winter. ………. The relocation of prisoners to Camp Security proved to be unnecessary. Cornwallis surrendered his army…
…of a missing sign. A marker that described the historical significance of Camp Security is gone. Friends of Camp Security, an organization formed in 2000, say the sign marked the…
This replacement sign now stands near the former site of Camp Security, an American Revolution prisoner of war camp, in Springettsbury Township. Background posts: POW Camp Security site: ‘There’s a…
…think we have gone way above and beyond to preserve Camp Security’ Digging for Camp Security artifacts on the grounds of Springettsbury Township’s Schultz house will soon conclude. The verdict…
This 2004 aerial view of the undeveloped Camp Security site shows the encroachment of development on every side. Friends of Camp Security and other groups are trying to raise support…
A Revolutionary War prisoner of war camp grew up near the present 204th Street in New York City. York County history spokesman believe a local camp, Camp Security in present-day…
…of information in his 1951 autobiography about Camp Security, a Revolutionary War POW compound. (Richley’s work is out of print but occasionally available at antiquarian book sellers. The York County…
…. . . to just say 31 acres is Camp Security is not reasonable,” she said. That’s because the exact location of the camp is not known, local historian Tom…