Poston War Relocation Center
E444536
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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Poston War Relocation Center canonical | 5 |
| Poston Relocation Center | 1 |
| Poston War Relocation Center historic complex | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4411370 — 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: Poston War Relocation Center Context triple: [Japanese American internment, includes, Poston War Relocation Center]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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.
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D.
Heart Mountain Relocation Center
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.
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E.
Weihsien Internment Camp
Weihsien Internment Camp was a World War II Japanese civilian internment camp in Weihsien, China, where numerous foreign nationals, including Scottish Olympic champion Eric Liddell, were imprisoned.
- 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: Poston War Relocation Center Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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.
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D.
Heart Mountain Relocation Center
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.
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E.
Weihsien Internment Camp
Weihsien Internment Camp was a World War II Japanese civilian internment camp in Weihsien, China, where numerous foreign nationals, including Scottish Olympic champion Eric Liddell, were imprisoned.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese American incarceration camp
ⓘ
War Relocation Authority camp ⓘ World War II internment camp ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Poston Relocation Center
ⓘ
linked to:
Poston War Relocation Center
Poston concentration camp ⓘ |
| builtOnLandOf | Colorado River Indian Tribes ⓘ |
| category |
Internment camps for Japanese Americans
ⓘ
Japanese-American history ⓘ World War II sites in Arizona ⓘ |
| constructedBy |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
ⓘ
civilian contractors ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| endDate | 1945-11-28 ⓘ |
| establishedFollowing | Executive Order 9066 ⓘ |
| guardedBy | armed military police ⓘ |
| hadFacilities |
administration buildings
ⓘ
barbed wire fences ⓘ barracks-style housing ⓘ guard towers ⓘ hospital ⓘ latrines ⓘ mess halls ⓘ recreation halls ⓘ schools ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | Poston Memorial Monument ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Poston I
ⓘ
Poston II ⓘ Poston III ⓘ
linked to:
Poston II
|
| heritageDesignationDate | 2012 ⓘ |
| inmatePopulation | over 17,000 at peak ⓘ |
| inmatesIncluded |
Japanese immigrants barred from naturalization
ⓘ
U.S. citizens of Japanese ancestry ⓘ |
| inmatesWere | primarily Japanese Americans from California ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arizona
ⓘ
Colorado River Indian Reservation ⓘ
linked to:
Colorado River Indian Tribes Reservation
La Paz County, Arizona ⓘ |
| locatedInDesert | Sonoran Desert ⓘ |
| memorialType | historic site ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Poston, Arizona ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being built on Native American reservation land
ⓘ
being one of the largest Japanese American incarceration camps ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
United States federal government
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
War Relocation Authority ⓘ |
| startDate | 1942-05-08 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Poston strike of 1942 ⓘ |
| timeZone | America/Phoenix ⓘ |
| usedDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| usedFor | forcible incarceration of Japanese Americans ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Poston War Relocation Center Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Poston War Relocation Center
linked to: Poston War Relocation Center