In 1917, the United States' government chose a sleepy town in mountainous western North Carolina to be host to an internment camp that would house up to 2,000 German "enemy aliens" throughout the war. This is the story of the camp and its many internees.
Learn about the history of the German internment camp in Hot Springs, NC during WWI!
Click here to learn about Siegfried Sonneck -- and his daring escape from Hot Springs!
Follow The Tsing Tao band journey from China to internment in North Carolin and after.Â