Manzanar National Historic Site

Manzanar National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table).

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Manzanar National Historic Site

Parks Directory of the United States / US National Parks / National Historic Sites

Address: 5001 Hwy 395
Independence, CA 93526
Phone: 760-878-2932;
Fax: 760-878-2949;
Web: www.nps.gov/manz/
Size: 814 acres.
Established: Established on March 3, 1992.
Location: Just off US 395, 12 miles north of Lone Pine, California, and 5 miles south of Independence, California.
Facilities: Interpretive center (é), including exhibits, a bookstore, and theaters. Campsites, lodging, and food are available nearby.
Activities: Self-guided and guided walking tours and auto tour.
Special Features: Site of the Manzanar War Relocation Center, one of ten camps at which more than 110,000 Japanese-American citizens and Japanese aliens were interned during World War II. Among the visible remains of the camp is the camp auditorium. In addition, the stonework shells of the pagoda-like police post and sentry house, and portions of other buildings in the administrative complex remain, as do concrete foundations, and portions of water and sewer systems throughout the camp.

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