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Manzanar War Relocation Center, National Historic Site

• Also Known As: Manzanar Internment Camp also Manzanar Concentration Camp

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• Address: 6 mi S of Independence on CA 395

• Travel Genus: Sight
• Sight Category: Site

• As Noted In: 1001 Historic Sites You Must See Before You Die, Quintessence Editions
• As Noted In: National Register of Historic Places, US National Park Service
• As Noted In: US National Historic Landmark, US National Park Service

One Camp, Ten Thousand Lives One Camp, Ten Thousand Stories

In 1942, the United States government ordered more than 110000 men, women, and children to leave their homes and detained them in remote, military-style camps. Manzanar War Relocation Center was one of ten camps where Japanese American citizens and resident Japanese aliens were interned during World War II. - NPS