Poston Elementary School Unit 1

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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.

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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
Native Americans of the Colorado River Indian Tribes NERFINISHED
associatedWith Japanese American incarceration during World War II
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
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 NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
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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Poston, Arizona hasHeritageSite Poston Elementary School Unit 1