Marker Inscription
During World War II, the Frost Lumber Co. (Nacogdoches) and the Angelina Lumber Co. (Lufkin) requested that the War Manpower Commission (WMC) establish Camp Chireno as a "permanent" branch of Camp Fannin (Smith County). The WMC leased private land and built the 30-acre compount west of here along Camp Road. Located in an area devastated by the January 1944 ice storm, this camp benefited from Chireno's established railroad facilities. The site first received Prisoners of War (POWs) in May 1944. The camp's 300 POWs spent their time cutting and salvaging timber and pulpwood. The camp closed in March 1945, near the end of the war. Texas in World War II-2008
About this site
Camp Chireno, World War II Prisoner of War Camp is a historical marker in Chireno, Nacogdoches County, dedicated in 2008. It is one of 94 historical markers documented in Nacogdoches County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 232 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.4984, -94.3521 near Chireno. The nearest cataloged historic site is Gingerbread House (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Chireno Lower Cemetery, Chireon Upper, and Chireno Lower Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507015445. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
