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Letter to President
Executive Summary
Overview
Recommendations &
Proposed Actions
Site Specific Information
& Recommendations
APPENDIX A
Manzanar
Tule Lake
Granada
Topaz
Heart Mountain
Minidoka
Gila River
Poston
Jerome
Rohwer
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
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Report to the President:
Japanese-American
Internment Sites Preservation
Executive Summary
This report focuses on the ten Japanese-American War Relocation
Centers located in seven States over which the Department of Interior
has or had jurisdiction. Parts of the historic cores of some of these
sites remain under the jurisdiction of DOI bureaus. The sites have
varying levels of historic recognition.
War Relocation Center |
State |
Jurisdiction/Ownership |
Manzanar National Historic Site |
California |
National Park Service |
Tule Lake |
California |
Bureau of Reclamation |
Granada |
Colorado |
Town of Granada, Colorado |
Topaz |
Utah |
Bureau of Land Management |
Heart Mountain |
Wyoming |
Bureau of Reclamation |
Minidoka |
Idaho |
Bureau of Reclamation |
Gila River |
Arizona |
Gila River Indian Reservation |
Poston |
Arizona |
Colorado River Indian Reservation |
Jerome |
Arkansas |
Privately owned |
Rohwer |
Arkansas |
Privately owned |
Recommendations:
In consultation with State and federal agencies, local and national
organizations and private individuals, DOI will focus on three main
areas: Interpretation, Historic Recognition, and Consultation. In
addition, DOI has developed specific recommendations and options for
each of the Relocation Centers.
Interpretation
- Develop a web site to help increase the American public's
awareness of the War Relocation Centers and in turn, aid in the
preservation of the camps.
- Develop an interpretive concept plan for all ten Japanese Internment
Sites.
Historic Recognitiona
- Pursue and/or improve/increase National Register of Historic
Places or National Historic Landmark designation for each of the
sites.
Consultation
- Continue to consult with State, Tribal, and Congressional
representatives for the sites, as well as national and local
organizations with an interest in these sites.
- The National Park Service will proceed with a Special Resource Study
of sites that represent the story of World War II on the homefront.
This study was authorized by Public Law 106-362, the Rosie the
Riveter/World War II Homefront National Historic Park Establishment Act
of 2000.
Legislation
- All DOI Bureaus will ensure the preservation of historic
properties within their jurisdiction in accordance with the provisions
of the National Historic Preservation Act.
- Two Relocation Centers (Manzanar and Heart Mountain) have had
specific Congressional action, and there is Congressional interest in
other sites. DOI will continue to coordinate with any ongoing or
proposed legislative efforts for specific sites.
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