Camp Tonkawa

Historical marker location:

Tonkawa, Oklahoma

( Marker is at the intersection of West South Avenue and Oak Street, on the right when traveling west on West South Avenue.)

Marker installed: 2002

Site of German Prisoner of War Camp. World War II Jan. 1943 Sept. 1945.

The famous Route 66, which runs from Chicago to Los Angeles, passes through the state of Oklahoma. The state has several unique landmarks along the route, including the Blue Whale of Catoosa and the Round Barn in Arcadia.