The prison camp in Opelika, Alabama was turned over to the City of Opelika in 1958 for an industrial park. ONLY 2-3 old WWII barricks exist and that for historical purposes. There was one in neighboring Auburn, Alabama also, but it is now Auburn Universitys Research Park. All of the old prison camps have been torn down, and the area rebuilt. Like I said, only 2-3 of the old barricks exist as war memorials. There are no prison camps here. I hunt all around the towns, have driven almost all the county and city streets and roads, and I am in engineering and have all the maps of the area. There never was a military base here either. History records that the German prisoners worked for local farmers and helped cut pulpwood. Many married some of the farmers daughters and stayed and became American citizens after the war. If they escaped, how were they going to get back home? They also were regular soldiers and not criminals. Most here were captured in North Africa, Sicily, and Italy. Later some were brought captured in France. It only housed about 2-4,000 though at the height. They even obtained musical instruments and had their own orchestra. Lots of history, but 99% of the camps no longer exist. So this is definately a hoax.
