Manzanar
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2014 6:42 am
Manzanar, it means “Apple orchard” in Spanish. It once was an apple orchard.
On February 19, 1942, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which authorized military commanders to prescribe military areas and to exclude "any or all persons" from such areas. The order also authorized the construction of what would later be called "relocation centers" to house those who were to be excluded. This order resulted in the forced relocation of over 120,000 Japanese Americans, two-thirds of whom were native-born American citizens. Over 110,000 were incarcerated in the ten concentration camps located far inland and away from the coast.
Not one of these people was ever convicted of espionage or sabotage.
Yes, you got that right. American citizens were rounded up and tossed into concentration camps. It happened 72 years ago.
Manzanar, located in the Owens Valley just north of the town of Lone Pine, was identified by the United States National Park Service as the best-preserved of the former camp sites, and is now the Manzanar National Historic Site, which preserves and interprets the legacy of Japanese American incarceration in the United States.
The next time you plan on being in the area you need to schedule time to visit this site. Don’t say, “Someday I’ll visit” like I have been doing for a while. Just go there. Every American needs to experience this important history lesson.
There is a 3.2 mile self-guided driving tour. Twenty-seven numbered sign post identify specific sites.
Sport, being an ER RN, expressed interest in the medical facilities.
146 incarcerates died in this concentration camp. Fifteen incarcerates were buried there, but only five graves remain, as most were later reburied elsewhere by their families.
The visitor Center is open 9 AM to 5:30 PM daily.
There are many exhibits inside the Visitor Center among them a model of the camp.
To be continued…
On February 19, 1942, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which authorized military commanders to prescribe military areas and to exclude "any or all persons" from such areas. The order also authorized the construction of what would later be called "relocation centers" to house those who were to be excluded. This order resulted in the forced relocation of over 120,000 Japanese Americans, two-thirds of whom were native-born American citizens. Over 110,000 were incarcerated in the ten concentration camps located far inland and away from the coast.
Not one of these people was ever convicted of espionage or sabotage.
Yes, you got that right. American citizens were rounded up and tossed into concentration camps. It happened 72 years ago.
Manzanar, located in the Owens Valley just north of the town of Lone Pine, was identified by the United States National Park Service as the best-preserved of the former camp sites, and is now the Manzanar National Historic Site, which preserves and interprets the legacy of Japanese American incarceration in the United States.
The next time you plan on being in the area you need to schedule time to visit this site. Don’t say, “Someday I’ll visit” like I have been doing for a while. Just go there. Every American needs to experience this important history lesson.
There is a 3.2 mile self-guided driving tour. Twenty-seven numbered sign post identify specific sites.
Sport, being an ER RN, expressed interest in the medical facilities.
146 incarcerates died in this concentration camp. Fifteen incarcerates were buried there, but only five graves remain, as most were later reburied elsewhere by their families.
The visitor Center is open 9 AM to 5:30 PM daily.
There are many exhibits inside the Visitor Center among them a model of the camp.
To be continued…