Discover WW2 Secrets at Ft. Hunt Park

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Mount Vernon Genealogical Society

Did you know that the American military established an intelligence gathering operation at Ft. Hunt during WW2?

Code-named after its PO Box (1142), it became a secret interrogation center for high-value Axis POWs.

A second secret program sought to aid the escape of Allied POWs trapped in German camps throughout Europe.

A Park Ranger will tell us all about it during a presentation beginning at 1 p.m.

If you choose, bring a picnic lunch to the pavilion at noon.

After his talk, the Ranger will lead us on a walking tour of where these activities took place.

The event is free to members and nonmembers. It takes place on Tuesday, June 16, from 12 to 3 p.m. at Pavilion B, Fort Hunt Park.

Visit www.mvgenealogy.org for more information including a map.