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Colorado River Relocation Camp

Colorado River Relocation Camp was an internment camp for Japanese-Americans during World War II. The camp consisted of three separate sections, designed to intern 10,000, 5,000 and 5,000 civilians. Ultimately, 17,814 civilians would be interned here. The camp was closed on November 8, 1945.

A memorial is dedicated to the camp's history.

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  • Text: TracesOfWar
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