Camp Albuquerque
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Camp Albuquerque was established for German prisoners transferred from New Mexico’s main POW camp in Roswell. The prisoners were initially housed in a former Civilian Conservation Corps barracks in Albuquerque. City leader Clyde Tingley reinforced prevailing public sentiment, vehemently opposing German soldiers living in city limits.
He struck a deal with feedlot owner Joe Schwartzman who donated land near here to relocate the barracks. The prisoners, captured in North Africa as part of the renowned Afrika Korps, became valued workers assisting Rio Grande Valley farmers feed the state and nation.
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