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Camp Ford Historic Site
Located in the
Piney Woods
region, the town of Tyler, Texas is in
Smith
county Texas.
Information
Camp Ford was the largest Confederate Prisoner of War Camp west of the Mississippi River during the American Civil War. The site of the camp is now a public park, managed by the Smith County Historical Society. The park features a kiosk with extensive graphics detailing the history of the camp, a walking trail with interpretive signage, a reconstruction of a POW cabin, and picnic facilities. Open daily, dawn to dusk.
Address
US Hwy 271, 0.8 miles north of Loop 323
Tyler, Texas
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