Manzanar War Relocation Center | |
California Historical Landmark No. 850 | |
![]() A hot windstorm brings dust from the surrounding desert, July 3, 1942 | |
Location | Inyo County, California |
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Nearest city | Independence, California |
Coordinates | 36°43′42″N 118°9′16″W / 36.72833°N 118.15444°W |
Area | 814 acres (329 ha) |
Built | 1942 |
Visitation | 97,382[1] (2019) |
Website | Manzanar National Historic Site |
NRHP reference No. | 76000484 |
CHISL No. | 850 |
LAHCM No. | 160 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | July 30, 1976[5] |
Designated NHL | February 4, 1985[6] |
Designated NHS | March 3, 1992[7] |
Designated CHISL | 1972[2][3] |
Designated LAHCM | September 15, 1976[4] |
Manzanar was the name of a Japanese American internment camp in California. It was near Lone Pine, California, in the desert near Death Valley. Thousands of people were kept there; most of them were Japanese people from Los Angeles. The camp opened in 1942 and was closed in 1945. Today, the camp is a National Historic Site.