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High School/POW Camp Hist. Marker
| Historic Site #: | 01-003 (Exists) Type: B2,E3,K1,O | Town: | Arcadia | ||
| Site Name: | High School/POW Camp Hist. Marker | GPS Coordinates: | 43.044693, -77.093155 | ||
| Address: | 124 Church St. Newark, NY | ||||
| Description: | |||||
| Located on Church St. - behind Park Presbysterian Church | |||||
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| Photo by Trutt 4-7-21 | Waymarking.com |
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| POW camp photo provided by Town Historian, Chris Davis |
| Historic narrative: | |||||
| Inscription: Newark High School school on this site by 1832 Union School 1851 Washington School 1891-1940 WW2 POW Camp 1944-1946 Demolished 1948 Placed by N.H.S. Class of 1940 on June 25, 1990. | |||||
WayMarking web site
World War II Prisoner of War Camps in Wayne County by Annette T. Harris, 2004
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Arcadia [Township]; Arcadia Business Notices; New Ark Business Notices; Fairville [Village]; Newark [Village]" New York Public Library Digital Collections.