Editing Sahuarita, Arizona (section)

===World War II (1941–1945)===
During [[World War II]], Sahuarita was home to the [[Sahuarita Airstrip]] which was used to train [[bomber]] pilots for service in the war. Camp Continental, a labor camp for German prisoners of war was also located in Sahuarita. The location of the camp was around what is now Continental Ranch, West of the Nogales Highway and the Quail Crossing Boulevard intersection. It was established around November 1944, as one of 21 "branch" POW camps established throughout the state. The population of 250 prisoners primarily worked in agriculture, tending to cotton and vegetable crops. More than one escape attempt was made by the Germans, all of which failed.<ref name=campcontinental>{{cite web |date=May 25, 2006 |url=http://www.azstarnet.net/allheadlines/130608 |title=Sahuarita once had POW camp |work=Many residents surprised to learn German Prisoners of War were housed in area as no traces of facility remain |publisher=Arizona Daily Star |access-date=October 22, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070821023156/http://www.azstarnet.net/allheadlines/130608 |archive-date=August 21, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>