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American and French Prisoners of War memorial garden

Princetown, Tavistock, Devon

Grid ref: SX 5881 7420

Part of Princetown →

On walking routes: Abbot's Way

Main image: Dartmoor Prison - France and American Prisoners of war cemetery - 40 metres from location - image by Pete Cruse (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons

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This memorial garden honours the thousands of American and French soldiers who were imprisoned on Dartmoor during the early 19th century.

  • Grid reference: SX 5881 7420 (approximate, from the listing's coordinates)
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