Manzanar National Historic Site • California

People walk to barracks framed by mountain peaks.

Japanese stone lantern with mountains in background

Wooden sign with "Mananar War Relocation Center" written on it

guard tower with fog and hills in background

wooden bridge and stonework in foreground with mountains behind

white obelisk with black Japanese characters with stormy mountains beyond

flowering pear trees with mountains in background

crowd surrounds white obelisk with mountains beyond

stone building with stormy mountains beyond

In 1942, the United States government ordered more than 110,000 men, women, and children to leave their homes and detained them in remote, military-style camps. Manzanar War Relocation Center was one of ten camps where the US government incarcerated Japanese immigrants ineligible for citizenship and Japanese American citizens during World War II.

1942 image of barracks at Manzanar
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Block 15 Barrack 7 Garden Lantern, Manzanar
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Historic Entrance Sign, Manzanar
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Reconstructed Manzanar Guard Tower
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Merritt Park, Manzanar
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Manzanar Cemetery Monument
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Manzanar Pear Orchard and Mount Williamson
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Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage
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Manzanar Sentry Post
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Historic Entrance Sign to Manzanar

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1940's Fire Truck

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Historic photo of a crowd at a baseball game

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Last updated: December 19, 2023

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Manzanar National Historic Site
P.O. Box 426
5001 Highway 395
Independence, CA 93526

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(760) 878-2194
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