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Scarth Street

Recently in Campobasso some fragments of history have been found thanks to the action promoted by the Centro Storico Association.
In Piazza Pepe, on the wall of a building, is engraved the inscription "SCARTH ST" (or Scarth Street) a road sign made by the soldiers of the "Royal Canadian Regiment" during the Second World War. In 1943, in fact, the allied troops who came to liberate Campobasso from the German occupation, renamed many places of the center with names of famous English streets and squares and also the city was called "Canada Town".
Piazza Prefettura Campobasso - Italy/Campobasso/Molise
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Tourist experience: Visit to Piazza Prefettura, the heart of the city, overlooked by the perspectives of the Cathedral and the Savoia Theatre, near which there is the inscription.
Spoken languages: Italian, English
Experience duration: Ten minutes
Opening: Always open
Booking: No booking required
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Public square with no access limitation
Local popolarity: 5
Destination influence: 3
Categories
Cultural material heritage: Historical centre, Relevant road or piazza
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary
Hidden intangible patrimony: Community tales
Experiences: Showing around
Form filler: Michele Fratino
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