Camp Security

Camp Security is a Pennsylvania historical marker in York County, dedicated 2008.

York County · dedicated 2008 · E Market St (PA 462/old US 30)

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A prison camp built in 1781 to detain British troops surrendered by Gen. Burgoyne at Saratoga, N.Y. and their families. Prisoners captured at Yorktown, Va arrived later. It was guarded by York County militia and Continental troops until operations ceased at the end of the American Revolution in 1783. The camp consisted of log huts and a large stockade. Archaeological evidence confirmed its location less than a mile to the south.

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