Letchworth State Park
On this field stood the 24 buildings of Camp SP-49, one of four Civilian Conservation Corps camps in Letchworth State Park. In operation from July 1935 until October 1941, Camp SP-49 included a tree nursery of over 30,000 plants for use in landscaping the park. From 1944 until 1946, the camp housed German prisoners of war. After the war, the camp was razed for the construction of the Lower Falls Pool, which opened in 1950.
Many of the men who served in camp SP-49 went off to fight in World War II. The barracks, which they had built and lived in, were pressed into service as shelters for prisoners of war.
During World War II, the Camp SP-49 barracks were used to house German prisoners of war. This tie pin from a German military uniform was one of many items found after the barracks were taken down at the war's end.
| HM Number | HM1FQA |
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| Tags | |
| Placed By | Letchworth State Park |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Sunday, October 5th, 2014 at 6:47pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17T E 745268 N 4719757 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 42.59125000, -78.01073333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 42° 35.475', W 78° 0.644' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 42° 35' 28.5" N, 78° 0' 38.64" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 585 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 436-494 Unnamed Road, Hunt NY 14846, US |
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