POSTON INTERNMENT CAMP | Poston Preservation
Over 18,000 of these impounded people were sent to three internment camps at Poston, Arizona. Built on the Colorado River Indian Reservation, these camps were administered for the first year and a half by the then, Office of Indian Affairs (OIA, today the BIA).
Poston War Relocation Center - Wikipedia
The Poston Internment Camp, located in Yuma County (now in La Paz County) in southwestern Arizona, was the largest (in terms of area) of the 10 American concentration camps operated by the War Relocation Authority during World War II.
Arizona | Poston Preservation
The Poston Community Alliance (Poston Preservation) is actively working to preserve the stories, artifacts and historic structures of Poston, a World War II Internment Camp, located on the Colorado River Indian Tribes Reservation (CRIT)
Ten Things That Made Poston Concentration Camp Unique
Oct 8, 2019 · Poston was one of three WRA camps that had a camouflage net factory. Intended for army use, the nets were made by weaving dyed burlap strips into large fishing type nets, creating a pattern that allowed the nets—and military …
Japanese-American internment camps: Poston Memorial …
Apr 24, 2015 · Arizona's Japanese-American internment camp: Thousands of U.S. citizens were imprisoned at Poston Relocation Center
Poston - Exploring America's Concentration Camps - Japanese …
Poston - Exploring America's Concentration Camps - Japanese American National Museum. Location: Parker, Ariz. Peak population: 17,814. Date opened: June 2, 1942. Date closed: November 28, 1945. The Poston War Relocation Center held …
GENERAL HISTORY | Poston Preservation
The three Poston camps built on the Colorado River Indian Tribes reservation served as one of ten camps built in seven states. Between 1942 and 1945, the Poston camps housed over 18,000 Japanese and Japanese American detainees.
Poston (Colorado River) | Densho Encyclopedia
Sep 11, 2024 · Poston was a War Relocation Authority (WRA) concentration camp located in southwestern Arizona near the town of Parker, close to the border with California. As with Manzanar , it received many inmates directly from their homes rather than through the intermediary step of an " assembly center ."
War Relocation Centers - U.S. National Park Service
Poston (Colorado River) Location: La Paz County, AZ (Yuma County during WWII) Environmental Conditions: elevation 320 ft – lower Sonoran desert near Colorado River – perhaps the hottest of all the camps. Acreage: 71,000. Poston was the largest camp by area.
Poston Relocation Center
Japanese-American Internment Sites Preservation. Poston Relocation Center. Colorado River Indian Tribal Land. Arizona. Background: The Poston Relocation center was located in southwestern Arizona in La Paz County, 12 miles south of the town of Parker on Colorado River Indian Tribal land.