Granada War Relocation Center (Amache)
E444982
Japanese American incarceration camp
National Historic Site
War Relocation Authority camp
historic site
The Granada War Relocation Center, commonly known as Amache, was a World War II-era internment camp in Colorado where thousands of Japanese Americans were forcibly confined by the U.S. government.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Granada (Amache) War Relocation Center | 1 |
| Granada War Relocation Center (Amache) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4411372 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Granada War Relocation Center (Amache) Context triple: [Japanese American internment, includes, Granada War Relocation Center (Amache)]
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A.
Gila River War Relocation Center
The Gila River War Relocation Center was a World War II-era internment camp in Arizona where thousands of Japanese Americans were forcibly confined by the U.S. government.
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B.
Topaz War Relocation Center
Topaz War Relocation Center was a World War II-era Japanese American internment camp in Utah where thousands of people of Japanese ancestry were unjustly incarcerated by the U.S. government.
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C.
Poston War Relocation Center
The Poston War Relocation Center was one of the largest World War II-era camps where the U.S. government forcibly incarcerated Japanese Americans in the Arizona desert.
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D.
Minidoka War Relocation Center
The Minidoka War Relocation Center was a World War II-era incarceration camp in Idaho where thousands of Japanese Americans were unjustly imprisoned by the U.S. government.
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E.
Tule Lake Segregation Center
Tule Lake Segregation Center was the largest and most controversial World War II incarceration camp for Japanese Americans, known for housing those labeled “disloyal” and for its harsh conditions and resistance movements.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Granada War Relocation Center (Amache) Target entity description: The Granada War Relocation Center, commonly known as Amache, was a World War II-era internment camp in Colorado where thousands of Japanese Americans were forcibly confined by the U.S. government.
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A.
Gila River War Relocation Center
The Gila River War Relocation Center was a World War II-era internment camp in Arizona where thousands of Japanese Americans were forcibly confined by the U.S. government.
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B.
Topaz War Relocation Center
Topaz War Relocation Center was a World War II-era Japanese American internment camp in Utah where thousands of people of Japanese ancestry were unjustly incarcerated by the U.S. government.
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C.
Poston War Relocation Center
The Poston War Relocation Center was one of the largest World War II-era camps where the U.S. government forcibly incarcerated Japanese Americans in the Arizona desert.
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D.
Minidoka War Relocation Center
The Minidoka War Relocation Center was a World War II-era incarceration camp in Idaho where thousands of Japanese Americans were unjustly imprisoned by the U.S. government.
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E.
Tule Lake Segregation Center
Tule Lake Segregation Center was the largest and most controversial World War II incarceration camp for Japanese Americans, known for housing those labeled “disloyal” and for its harsh conditions and resistance movements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese American incarceration camp
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National Historic Site ⓘ War Relocation Authority camp ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid High Plains climate ⓘ |
| confined |
Japanese American citizens
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Japanese Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese immigrants ⓘ people of Japanese ancestry forcibly removed from the West Coast ⓘ |
| contained |
a hospital
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a school ⓘ administration buildings ⓘ barbed wire fences ⓘ barracks-style family housing ⓘ cemetery ⓘ guard towers ⓘ latrines ⓘ mess halls ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| designatedNationalHistoricLandmark | 2006 ⓘ |
| designatedNationalHistoricSite | 2022 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1945-10-15 ⓘ |
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| hadMilitaryServiceFrom | 100th Infantry Battalion and 442nd Regimental Combat Team volunteers ⓘ |
| hadPopulationFrom |
Arizona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
California NERFINISHED ⓘ Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ the West Coast exclusion zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadSecurity |
armed military police
ⓘ
perimeter fencing ⓘ |
| hasAlias |
Amache
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Amache Relocation Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | Amache Museum in Granada, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.nps.gov/amch/index.htm ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of ten main War Relocation Authority camps
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large proportion of incarcerees volunteering or being drafted into the U.S. military ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Prowers County, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Granada, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| maximumPopulation | over 7,000 people ⓘ |
| openedToIncarcerees | 1942-08-27 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | War Relocation Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationPeakYear | 1943 ⓘ |
| postWarUse | returned to agricultural use ⓘ |
| reasonForEstablishment |
Executive Order 9066
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans from the West Coast ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | National Historic Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1942-08-27 ⓘ |
| state | Colorado ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
historic preservation and archaeology projects
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studies of Japanese American incarceration ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Granada War Relocation Center (Amache) Description of subject: The Granada War Relocation Center, commonly known as Amache, was a World War II-era internment camp in Colorado 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:
Granada (Amache) War Relocation Center