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Making America's Best Idea Even Better
Manzanar National Historic SiteA branch of the Los Angeles post office was established at camp. Photo by Clem Albers.
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Manzanar National Historic Site
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Park Ranger with Volunteers. NPS Photo.
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Park Ranger Richard Potashin with long time Manzanar volunteers, Marty and Sue Powell. The Powells present a living history program for visitors based on the experiences of Sue's family members who lived in the orchard community of Manzanar.
 

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

By Phone
Visitor Information
760-878-2194, extension 2710

By Fax
760-878-2949

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 MHA logo featuring a tree bending in the wind.
Manzanar History Association
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 Reconstructed guard tower #8. NPS Photo.
Friends of Manzanar
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Spokes of a wagon wheel
Eastern California Museum
Exhibits and artifacts reflecting local history
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Ondo dancers at the Manzanar cemetery
Manzanar Committee
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The orphanage nursery. Photo by Ansel Adams.  

Did You Know?
Manazanar housed the only camp orphanage. Children from three orphanges, foster homes, and those whose parents were taken to prison camps lived together in the Childrens Village.

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Last Updated: August 23, 2006 at 18:39 EST