Manzanar War Relocation Center (#850): Lone Pine/Independance, CA
N 36° 43.575 W 118° 08.687
11S E 397775 N 4065115
It is at the entrance to the Manzanar War Relcoation Center, site of the internment of approximately 10,000 "persons of Japanese ancestry" in response to Executive Order 9066 and general fear/paranoia. The events of late make the Taskmasters fear we did not learn our lesson.
Waymark Code: WMEY6
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 06/15/2006
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The plaque reads:
In the early part of World War II, 110,000 persons of Japanese ancestry were interned in relocation centers by Executive Order No. 9066, issued on February 19, 1942.
Manzanar, the first of ten such concentration camps, was bounded by barbed wire and guard towers, confining 10,000 persons, the majority being American citizens.
May the injustices and humiliation suffered here as a result of hysteria, racism and economic exploitation never emerge again.
California Registered Historical Landmark No, 850
Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the Manzanar Committee and the Japanese American Citizens League, April 14, 1973.
We visited here for our spring break 2006. It's amazing, heart-breaking, and something everyone should see. Watch the video. Browse the Interpretive Center. Take the driving tour. It's worth an hour of your time; if we are a society that can't "spare" the time to learn about what America did to its own citizens in the name of fear and greed, then I fear we are doomed to repeat such mistakes.
Marker Number: 850.00
Marker Name: Manzanar Relocation Center
County: Inyo
Has Official CA Plaque: yes
Marker Dedication Date: 04/14/1973
Location:
200 ft W of State Hwy 395 (P.M. 673), 9.6 mi N of Lone Pine
Website: [Web Link]
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