Record #:

28959

Author(s):

Roberts, Terry

Abstract:

During World War I, more than 2,300 German citizens were housed in camp in Hot Springs, NC by the US Government. The government feared the Germans might be spies and interned them in the mountains. The Germans were not soldiers and lived in harmony with the local people. The history of the situation is briefly described.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 56 Issue 2, Spring 2017, p22-23

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--World War, 1914-1918; North Carolina--History--World War, 1914-1918--Prisoners and prisons, German