Granada War Relocation Center (Amache)
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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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Granada War Relocation Center | 0 |
| Granada (Amache) War Relocation Center | 1 |
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
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California NERFINISHED ⓘ Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ the West Coast exclusion zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadSecurity |
armed military police
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perimeter fencing ⓘ |
| hasAlias |
Amache
NERFINISHED
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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
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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 ⓘ |
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Granada (Amache) War Relocation Center