Poston, Arizona
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Poston, Arizona is a small unincorporated community on the Colorado River Indian Reservation best known as the site of a major World War II Japanese American internment camp complex.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Poston, Arizona canonical | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | unincorporated community ⓘ |
| areaCode | 928 ⓘ |
| category |
Colorado River Indian Tribes Reservation
ⓘ
surface form:
Colorado River Indian Reservation
Unincorporated communities in Arizona ⓘ Unincorporated communities in La Paz County, Arizona ⓘ World War II internment camps for Japanese Americans ⓘ |
| climateClassification | hot desert climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distanceTo | approximately 15 miles south of Parker, Arizona ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel |
approximately 100 meters
ⓘ
approximately 330 feet ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureID | 9547 ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Colorado River Indian Tribes
ⓘ
surface form:
Colorado River Indian Tribes (reservation jurisdiction)
|
| hasHeritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
surface form:
National Historic Landmark (Poston Elementary School Unit 1)
|
| hasHeritageSite | Poston Elementary School Unit 1 ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFacility |
Poston Airport
ⓘ
Poston Elementary School ⓘ |
| historicalEventLocation | internment of Japanese Americans during World War II ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Poston War Relocation Center
ⓘ
Japanese American internment ⓘ
surface form:
World War II Japanese American internment camps
|
| locatedIn |
southwestern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
American Southwest
Arizona ⓘ Colorado River Indian Tribes Reservation ⓘ
surface form:
Colorado River Indian Reservation
La Paz County, Arizona ⓘ |
| locatedInDesert | Sonoran Desert ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Lower Colorado River region
ⓘ
surface form:
Lower Colorado River Valley
|
| locatedInTimeZone |
Mountain Standard Time (no DST)
ⓘ
surface form:
Mountain Standard Time
|
| locatedNear | Colorado River ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Colorado River Indian Tribes Reservation
ⓘ
surface form:
Colorado River Indian Reservation
|
| namedAfter | Charles Debrille Poston ⓘ |
| observesDaylightSavingTime | false ⓘ |
| partOf |
Colorado River Indian Tribes Reservation
ⓘ
surface form:
Colorado River Indian Reservation
La Paz County, Arizona ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | small population ⓘ |
| postalCode | 85371 ⓘ |
| transportationAccess | served by local roads connecting to Arizona State Route 95 ⓘ |
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