Poston War Relocation Center

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Poston_War_Relocation_Center
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Japanese American internment camp
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Colorado_River_Relocation_Center
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite 3
gptkbp:area 71,000 acres
gptkbp:campSections gptkb:Poston_I
gptkb:Poston_II
gptkb:Poston_III
gptkbp:closed November 28, 1945
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:U.S._government
gptkbp:historicalSignificance One of the largest Japanese American internment camps
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Poston War Relocation Center
gptkbp:listedOn gptkb:National_Register_of_Historic_Places
gptkbp:locatedOn gptkb:Colorado_River_Indian_Reservation
gptkbp:location Arizona, United States
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Poston,_Arizona
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Poston_Strike_(1942)
gptkbp:notableInmate gptkb:Fred_Korematsu
gptkb:George_Takei
gptkb:Yuri_Kochiyama
gptkbp:NRHPReferenceNumber 12000005
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:state gptkb:Arizona
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tule_Lake_War_Relocation_Center
gptkb:Poston
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6