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Camp Thomas A. Scott

1942 establishments in IndianaBuildings and structures in Fort Wayne, IndianaConstructed wetlandsWorld War II prisoner-of-war camps in the United States

Camp Thomas A. Scott, located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, was a Railway Operating Battalion training center for the Pennsylvania Railroad from 1942 to 1944 and a prisoner of war camp during World War II. It was named for Thomas A. Scott, who served as the fourth president of the Pennsylvania Railroad from 1874-1880. As the United States Assistant Secretary of War in 1861, Scott was instrumental in using railroads for military purposes during the American Civil War.

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Camp Thomas A. Scott
Wayne Trace, Fort Wayne

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Wayne Trace 3106
46806 Fort Wayne
Indiana, United States
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