Surrounded by residential neighborhoods just east of York, Pennsylvania is the site of Camp Security, the last remaining undeveloped Revolutionary War era prisoner-of-war camp in the United States. Between the summer of 1781 and spring of 1783, the camp housed British and Canadian prisoners who were guarded by members of the York County Militia and Convention troops. During the war there were very few camps like this constructed, and all have been destroyed by development – all except for Camp Security. The time to research her secrets is upon us, and we mustn’t let the opportunity pass us by. http://www.preservingyork.com/2012/05/15/camp-security/ Camp Security, an American prison built in 1781, was first occupied by the troops of General John Burgoyne, who had been captured at Saratoga in 1777. In the fall of 1781, a stockade and living quarters were built on the 270-acre farm taken for the camp. Early in 1782, Burgoyne's men were joined by troops from Cornwallis' army that had been recently captured at Yorktown. Mostly enlisted men from both armies were held at Camp Security, as the officers had returned to Britain or were sent to other prisons. Period memoirs indicate that members of the Convention Army lived in the village, while all of Cornwallis' troops were housed in the stockade prison. http://www.campsecurity.com/ -- “The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government lest it come to dominate our lives and interests”. - Patrick Henry - _ _... ..._ _ _._ ._ ..... ._.. ... .._