TEMPE, Ariz — Two World War II barracks that were used as part of a POW camp in east Phoenix are being relocated this week to a new location in the Valley.
The Tempe Historic Preservation Foundation has announced that the two old structures will be going on a four-mile journey to an interim location as the structures potentially prepare to be rehabilitated and installed at the Arizona Heritage Center.
The barracks were used to house German prisoners of war at Camp Papago, which was located near 64th Street and McDowell Road. A group of prisoners notably attempted to escape from the camp in 1944 through a tunnel they had spent months digging…