Manzanar National Historic Site

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Manzanar National Historic Site is a preserved World War II-era Japanese American incarceration camp in California that serves as a memorial and educational site about the internment of Japanese Americans.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II historic site
former incarceration camp
national historic site
associatedWith Japanese American civil rights movement
War Relocation Authority
builtFor incarceration of Japanese Americans
category Japanese-American history
Protected areas of Inyo County, California
World War II internment camps in the United States
country United States
established 1992
establishedAs Manzanar National Historic Site
formerName Manzanar War Relocation Center
governingBody United States Department of the Interior
hasAnnualEvent Manzanar Pilgrimage
hasEthnicFocus Japanese Americans
hasFeature cemetery monument
driving tour road
historic orchards
interpretive exhibits
reconstructed barracks
reconstructed guard tower
hasFunction educational site
memorial
museum
hasHeritageDesignation U.S. National Historic Landmark
U.S. National Historic Site
hasVisitorCenter Manzanar Visitor Center
heritageDesignationDate 1985
inOperationFrom 1942
inOperationUntil 1945
listedOn National Register of Historic Places
locatedIn California
Inyo County, California
locatedInRegion Owens Valley
locatedNear Sierra Nevada (United States)
linked to: Sierra Nevada

U.S. Route 395
managedBy National Park Service
nearestCity Independence, California
Lone Pine, California
NRHPType National Historic Landmark District
numberOfIncarceratedPersons over 10000
openToPublic yes
operatedDuringPeriod World War II
partOf National Park System
topic Japanese American internment
civil liberties during wartime
usedAs Japanese American incarceration camp
War Relocation Authority camp

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Inyo County, California contains Manzanar National Historic Site
Owens Valley contains Manzanar National Historic Site
Manzanar National Historic Site establishedAs Manzanar National Historic Site
Manzanar National Historic Site formerName Manzanar War Relocation Center
linked to: Manzanar National Historic Site
Manzanar National Historic Site hasVisitorCenter Manzanar Visitor Center
linked to: Manzanar National Historic Site
Eastern California contains Manzanar National Historic Site
subject linked to: eastern California
Owens Lake nearbyProtectedArea Manzanar National Historic Site
Japanese American internment includes Manzanar War Relocation Center
linked to: Manzanar National Historic Site
Independence, California hasNearbyProtectedArea Manzanar National Historic Site
subject linked to: Independence
Manzanar Pilgrimage location Manzanar National Historic Site