Poston Elementary School Unit 1
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former elementary school
historic school building
property listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Poston Elementary School Unit 1 is a historic former school complex in Poston, Arizona, associated with the World War II-era Japanese American incarceration camp located there.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former elementary school
ⓘ
historic school building ⓘ property listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| architecturalType | military-style temporary construction ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicGroup |
Japanese Americans
NERFINISHED
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Native Americans of the Colorado River Indian Tribes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Japanese American incarceration during World War II
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Poston War Relocation Center NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | War Relocation Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in La Paz County, Arizona
ⓘ
Japanese-American internment camps ⓘ School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Arizona ⓘ |
| context | U.S. home front during World War II ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| educationLevel | elementary school ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
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surface form:
World War II era
|
| formerUse | school for Japanese American children incarcerated at Poston ⓘ |
| functionDuringWWII | school for incarcerated Japanese American children ⓘ |
| hasPart |
administration building
ⓘ
classroom buildings ⓘ playground area ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| heritageValue | reminder of wartime civil rights violations ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
La Paz County, Arizona
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ⓘ
Poston, Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedNear | Colorado River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Colorado River Indian Reservation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedByDuringWWII | War Relocation Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | wood-frame construction ⓘ |
| memorializedAs | site of conscience for Japanese American incarceration ⓘ |
| NRHPType | historic district contributing property ⓘ |
| operatorDuringWWII | War Relocation Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedByDuringWWII | United States federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Poston War Relocation Center historic complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | 1940s ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | historic site ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | forced relocation of Japanese Americans from the West Coast ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Poston Elementary School Unit 2
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Poston Elementary School Unit 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
education of Japanese American children in confinement
ⓘ
remnant of Poston incarceration camp infrastructure ⓘ |
| state | Arizona ⓘ |
| theme |
Japanese American history
ⓘ
civil liberties history in the United States ⓘ |
| topicOf | studies of education in incarceration camps ⓘ |
| use | elementary education ⓘ |
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