Camp Houlton was a United States
prisoner-of-war
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Belligerents hold prisoners of war for a ...
camp that operated from October 1944 to May 1946 at the former Houlton Army Air Base in
Houlton, Maine
Houlton is a town in and the county seat of Aroostook County, Maine, United States, on the Canada–United States border. As of the 2020 census, the town's population was 6,055. It is perhaps best known for being at the northern terminus of Int ...
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The camp was used to house more than 1,100 German prisoners-of-war during World War II. Some of the prisoners were allowed to work on local farms. They received
scrip
A scrip (or ''wikt:chit#Etymology 3, chit'' in India) is any substitute for legal tender. It is often a form of credit (finance), credit. Scrips have been created and used for a variety of reasons, including exploitative payment of employees un ...
for their efforts, which could be redeemed for goods at the camp store.
The site is now
Houlton International Airport
Houlton International Airport is a public-use airport located in the town of Houlton in Aroostook County, Maine, United States, near the town border of Hodgdon, Maine, also on the border of New Brunswick, Canada. This general aviation airpor ...
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See also
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References
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External links
Photo galleries of Camp Houlton and POW's
Military installations in Maine
Buildings and structures in Houlton, Maine
Military history of Maine
World War II prisoner-of-war camps in the United States
1944 establishments in Maine
1946 disestablishments in Maine