Camp Thomas A. Scott

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.

Pennsylvania Railroad Training Center

Camp Scott was built in August 1942.

Prisoner of war camp

As a prisoner of war camp, it operated under the command of Camp Perry, Ohio.[1] With the war over and the prisoners gone, Camp Scott officially closed on November 16, 1945.

Uses after 1944

Camp Scott sat dormant until January 1946, when the Fort Wayne Housing Authority began the process of converting camp buildings into much-needed housing for returning American veterans and their families. In the years following, more housing was built in Fort Wayne, and the families living at Camp Scott gradually relocated to other homes. Camp Scott served as a temporary housing facility until August 1949. Over the next decades, the buildings were torn down, with the last building being demolished in 1977.

The City of Fort Wayne converted the land on which Camp Scott stood into a constructed wetland.

References

  1. ↑ Schwier, Ryan (August 31, 2015). ""EDEN FOR ENEMY PRISONERS": THE ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW IN INDIANA DURING WORLD WAR II". Indiana Legal Archive.

Coordinates: 41°03′16″N 85°05′24″W / 41.054583°N 85.090133°W / 41.054583; -85.090133

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