Groundbreaking Ceremony
Manzanar National Historic Site
Interpretive Center Groundbreaking Ceremony
11:00 a.m., Friday, April 26, 2002
Welcome/Pledge of Allegiance
John Slaughter, Facility Manager
Manzanar National Historic Site

Opening Remarks
Frank Hays, Superintendent
Manzanar National Historic Site

Guest Speakers
Art Eck, Deputy Regional Director
Pacific West Region, National Park Service

Carroll “Butch” Hambleton, Supervisor
Inyo County

Bill Michael, Director
Eastern California Museum

Diane Koester-Dion, President
I.E. - Pacific, Inc.

Rose Ochi, Chair
Manzanar Advisory Commission (1999-2002)

Groundbreaking

Refreshments
Independence Chamber of Commerce

 
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