Thanks, everyone, for the insight on my question.
The regulations in place tied to the 56 F degrees annual mean temperature
were only in effect through 1942 and early 1943, thereabouts. As time went
on, a number of camps were built in Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, as well as
in New Hampshire and other eastern states that were considerably cooler than
the earlier guideline would have permitted.
Thanks again, and best regards-
David Fiedler
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John D. Mitchell, Jr. [mailto:cbqrr47@y...]
> Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 10:15 AM
> To: BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] CBQ donating land for US-based WWII POW camps?
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> It was changed. We had several POW camps around here
> in Southern Illinois.
> John
> --- Marshall Thayer <zephyr9903@e...> wrote:
> > >>> The reason was that the POW's and US personel
> > would be
> > hauled in and out by train, i.e. revenue.
> > John D. Mitchell, Jr. <<<
> >
> > . . . as would the original building supplies, as
> > well as food, clothing, etc. - it would, in effect,
> > add a new small city to the route.
> >
> > It also meant that previously undeveloped land would
> > be available to a new user in a more
> > shipper-intensive form after the war.
> >
> > There was a point in the original post which puzzled
> > me:
> >
> >
> > >> The government declined the railroad's offer,
> > based on guidelines in place at the time for
> > locating internment camps that said facilities to
> > house POWs should not be located in areas with a
> > mean annual temperature of less than 56 degress
> > Fahrenheit, citing savings in construction and
> > heating costs gained by placing camps in more
> > moderate climates. (DRURY) <<
> >
> > This regulation must have been changed, because I
> > grew up in SE Iowa with the knowledge that there had
> > been a substantial POW camp somewhere in Iowa, and
> > recall having met a couple of ex-POWs who opted to
> > stay after the war . . .
> >
> > I can't recall off-hand where the camp was located,
> > however.
> >
> > Marshall Thayer
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