Topaz Internment Camp Post Office [Historic]
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brwhiz
N 39° 25.056 W 112° 46.414
12S E 347325 N 4364620
This post office was located in the World War II Central Utah Internment Camp (Topaz) northwest of Delta.
Waymark Code: WMJ1RR
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 09/09/2013
Views: 7
The Topaz Internment Camp was a small city of about 8,100 Japanese/American US citizens, confined merely because of their race and hysteria over the Pearl Harbor sneak attack. A city of this size needed a post office to serve the needs of the internees and the camp staff.
Type of structure:: Empty Site
re-enter Zip Code here:: None
Current Status:: Former Historic Location
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