Heart Mountain Relocation Center
E442921
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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Heart Mountain Relocation Center canonical | 1 |
| Heart Mountain War Relocation Center | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4411367 — 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: Heart Mountain Relocation Center Context triple: [Japanese American internment, includes, Heart Mountain 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.
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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C.
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.
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D.
War Relocation Authority
The War Relocation Authority was a U.S. government agency during World War II responsible for administering the forced relocation and incarceration of Japanese Americans in internment camps.
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E.
Manzanar National Historic Site
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.
- 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: Heart Mountain Relocation Center Target entity description: 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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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.
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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C.
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.
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D.
War Relocation Authority
The War Relocation Authority was a U.S. government agency during World War II responsible for administering the forced relocation and incarceration of Japanese Americans in internment camps.
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E.
Manzanar National Historic Site
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese American incarceration camp
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World War II internment camp ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| approximatePopulation | about 14,000 people incarcerated over time ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Heart Mountain Fair Play Committee
NERFINISHED
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Japanese American civil liberties violations ⓘ Japanese American draft resistance ⓘ |
| closedOn | 1945-11-10 ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| currentStatus | partially preserved historic site ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
administration buildings
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agricultural fields ⓘ barbed wire fences ⓘ barracks-style housing ⓘ guard towers ⓘ hospital ⓘ mess halls ⓘ recreation areas ⓘ schools ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
harsh winters
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windy high plains climate ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Heart Mountain Interpretive Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inmates |
Japanese American citizens
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Japanese American residents of the West Coast ⓘ Japanese Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese immigrants ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Executive Order 9066
NERFINISHED
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War Relocation Authority policy ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
American West
NERFINISHED
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Park County, Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ Wyoming ⓘ near Cody, Wyoming ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Heart Mountain (Wyoming) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
organized draft resistance by some inmates
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trials of draft resisters in federal court ⓘ |
| notableResident |
Alan K. Simpson (as a visitor in youth exchange)
NERFINISHED
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Bill Hosokawa NERFINISHED ⓘ Norman Mineta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedOn | 1942-08-12 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | War Relocation Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalPeriod | 1942–1945 ⓘ |
| peakPopulation | over 10,000 ⓘ |
| postwarUse | land returned to private and agricultural use ⓘ |
| purpose | incarceration of Japanese Americans ⓘ |
| rankBySize | third-largest War Relocation Authority camp ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | National Historic Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | U.S. National Park Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| security |
armed guards
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military police ⓘ watchtowers ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
documentaries
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memoirs by former incarcerees ⓘ scholarly research on Japanese American incarceration ⓘ |
| usedDuring | World War II ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Heart Mountain Relocation Center Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Heart Mountain War Relocation Center