Thursday, August 19, 2010

August 19

August 19, 1944: Fighting erupts when police attempt to stop local residents gathering outside of the Cobbs Hill Prisoner of War Camp to listen to the German prisoners' singing.



 
Sources and Further Reading:
  1. VINTAGE VIEWS OF ROCHESTER: Cobbs Hill Park
  2. "Cobbs Hill Park WWII POW Camp" Waymarking.com


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