Heart Mountain Relocation Center
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Heart Mountain Relocation Center was a World War II-era internment camp in Wyoming where thousands of Japanese Americans were forcibly confined by the U.S. government.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Heart Mountain Relocation Center canonical | 1 |
| Heart Mountain War Relocation Center | 1 |
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese American incarceration camp
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World War II internment camp ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| approximatePopulation | about 14,000 people incarcerated over time ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Heart Mountain Fair Play Committee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japanese American civil liberties violations ⓘ Japanese American draft resistance ⓘ |
| closedOn | 1945-11-10 ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentStatus | partially preserved historic site ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
administration buildings
ⓘ
agricultural fields ⓘ barbed wire fences ⓘ barracks-style housing ⓘ guard towers ⓘ hospital ⓘ mess halls ⓘ recreation areas ⓘ schools ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
harsh winters
ⓘ
windy high plains climate ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Heart Mountain Interpretive Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inmates |
Japanese American citizens
ⓘ
Japanese American residents of the West Coast ⓘ Japanese Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese immigrants ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Executive Order 9066
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ⓘ
War Relocation Authority policy ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
American West
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Park County, Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ Wyoming ⓘ near Cody, Wyoming ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Heart Mountain (Wyoming) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
organized draft resistance by some inmates
ⓘ
trials of draft resisters in federal court ⓘ |
| notableResident |
Alan K. Simpson (as a visitor in youth exchange)
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ⓘ
Bill Hosokawa NERFINISHED ⓘ Norman Mineta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedOn | 1942-08-12 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | War Relocation Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalPeriod | 1942–1945 ⓘ |
| peakPopulation | over 10,000 ⓘ |
| postwarUse | land returned to private and agricultural use ⓘ |
| purpose | incarceration of Japanese Americans ⓘ |
| rankBySize | third-largest War Relocation Authority camp ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | National Historic Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | U.S. National Park Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| security |
armed guards
ⓘ
military police ⓘ watchtowers ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
documentaries
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memoirs by former incarcerees ⓘ scholarly research on Japanese American incarceration ⓘ |
| usedDuring | World War II ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Heart Mountain Relocation Center Description of subject: Heart Mountain Relocation Center was a World War II-era internment camp in Wyoming where thousands of Japanese Americans were forcibly confined by the U.S. government.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Heart Mountain War Relocation Center