• View of the Tule Lake Segregation Center from guard tower on top of Castle Rock

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July 03, 2009
Public Invited to New National Monument Unit Dedication
The Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, and the Tule Lake Committee will hold a dedication ceremony of the new Tule Lake Unit of the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument at 10:00AM, on Friday July 3rd in Newell, CA.

May 16, 2009
New Monument Unit Begins Tours
World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, Tule Lake Unit began giving the first of its on-site summer tours on Saturday, May 16th, 2009

December 05, 2008
TULE LAKE SEGREGATION CENTER BECOMES NATIONAL MONUMENT
President Bush designates the former Japanese American internment camp site Tule Lake as part of the new World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument.

Did You Know?

Duck at Tule Lake Refuge

CCC enrollees were paid $30 a month, $25 of which was sent home or put in a savings account.  They built over 300 feet of rock wall around the Tule Lake Fish and Wildlife Headquarters. They also constructed the observation station and duck hospital.