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“Letterkenny World War II Italian Prisoner of War Experience” Opens at Franklin County 11/30 Visitors Center

by Janet Pollard | Aug 29, 2022 | Blog

Franklin County Visitors Bureau is pleased to host “Letterkenny World War II Italian Prisoner of War Experience,” a new exhibit in the lobby of the Franklin County 11/30 Visitors Center. The exhibit showcases more than 400 photographs, excerpts of memoirs, and...

Franklin County’s Italian Chapel

by Janet Pollard | Apr 6, 2018 | History

Approaching Letterkenny Chapel, the bell tower, the quoin- brickwork, and the curved arches draws the eye because it is a different. It is not typical for the Cumberland Valley. With a second look, it is easy to see the Italian inspiration in the design, but how and...

Presentation of Italian POWs at Letterkenny Army Depot 1944-1945: Allies on the Home Front Set For October 24

by Janet Pollard | Oct 6, 2015 | Blog, General

Seventy years after the end of World War II, Franklin County’s Historic Letterkenny Chapel and Franklin County Veterans and 9/11 Memorial Park are remembering the contributions of the Italian Prisoners of War stationed at Letterkenny Depot. 2015 marks the 70th...