Beautifying the Bleak: Ornamental Landscaping at German POW Camp D-D, Fort Campbell, KY
Author(s): Nichole Sorensen-Mutchie; Ronald Grayson
Year: 2022
Summary
This is a poster submission presented at the 2022 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.
Approximately 1,000 German soldiers were held as prisoners of war at Camp D-D from 1943-1946. During their confinement, POWs would plant ornamental vegetation to beautify the otherwise sterile landscape. Although partially destroyed, portions of Camp D-D have not been impacted by subsequent land use. Recent pedestrian survey of the site has revealed extant non-native, ornamental vegetation. Surviving plant locations have been superimposed over historic camp maps. Spatial analysis of the vegetation compared to building locations reveal alignments indicating purposeful planting.
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Beautifying the Bleak: Ornamental Landscaping at German POW Camp D-D, Fort Campbell, KY. Nichole Sorensen-Mutchie, Ronald Grayson. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, Philadelphia, PA. 2022 ( tDAR id: 469609)
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Keywords
General
POW Camp
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Spatial Analysis
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Vegetation
Geographic Keywords
Southeastern United States
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Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology