Anadol Forestry Service Camp (Dnipropetrovsk, Russia)
The Anadol Forestry Service Camp, or Anadoler Forstei, was located in the Russian (now Ukrainian) province of Ekaterinoslav (now Dnipropetrovsk), district of Mariupol. It was established for Mennonite young men as an alternative to military service in 1880, about five miles (8 km) from the railroad station of Gross-Anadol and Volnovacha, and occupied by an average of 170 men.
Bibliography
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon., 4 v. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967: I, 70.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Scottdale, Pennsylvania, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 118. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.
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