Colorado River Relocation Center

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Colorado_River_Relocation_Center
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Japanese American internment camp
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Poston_War_Relocation_Center
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite 3
gptkbp:area 71,000 acres
gptkbp:campNames gptkb:Poston_I
gptkb:Poston_II
gptkb:Poston_III
gptkbp:closed November 28, 1945
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Colorado_River_Indian_Tribes
gptkbp:historicalMarker Yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Colorado River Relocation Center
gptkbp:listedOn gptkb:National_Register_of_Historic_Places
gptkbp:location gptkb:La_Paz_County,_Arizona
gptkbp:namedFor gptkb:Colorado_River
gptkbp:notableInmate gptkb:Fred_Korematsu
gptkb:George_Takei
gptkb:Ruth_Asawa
gptkbp:NRHPReferenceNumber 94001112
gptkbp:opened May 8, 1942
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:War_Relocation_Authority
gptkbp:populationPeak 17,814
gptkbp:purpose Internment of Japanese Americans during World War II
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Executive_Order_9066
gptkbp:significance Largest Japanese American internment camp by area
Second largest by population
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Poston_War_Relocation_Center
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7