Style Weekly takes a look at the dark past of Belle Isle
It’s worth remembering whenever you step foot on the isle to enjoy a sunny day at the river the tremendous suffering and death that occurred in a very small area. But for more than two years during the Civil War, from 1862 to 1864, Belle Isle was a notorious prisoner of war camp holding Union […]
It’s worth remembering whenever you step foot on the isle to enjoy a sunny day at the river the tremendous suffering and death that occurred in a very small area. But for more than two years during the Civil War, from 1862 to 1864, Belle Isle was a notorious prisoner of war camp holding Union […]
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