National Register of Historic Places
Granada Relocation Center
Granada Relocation Center is a historic place in Granada, Prowers County, Colorado, listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places on May 18, 1994, and designated a National Historic Landmark. Its National Register reference number is 94000425.
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Granada Relocation Center
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About this place
What is Granada Relocation Center?
Granada War Relocation Center, known to the internees as Camp Amache and later designated the Amache National Historic Site, was a concentration camp for Japanese Americans in Prowers County, Colorado. Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Japanese Americans on the West Coast were rounded up and sent to remote camps.
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Listing details
- Name
- Granada Relocation Center
- City
- Granada
- County
- Prowers County
- State
- Colorado
- Listed on the National Register
- May 18, 1994
- NRIS reference number
- 94000425
- Resource type
- site
- National Historic Landmark
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 38.05087, -102.32721
When was Granada Relocation Center listed on the National Register?
Granada Relocation Center was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 18, 1994.
Where is Granada Relocation Center located?
Granada Relocation Center is located in Granada, Prowers County, Colorado at approximately 38.05087, -102.32721. See the map above.
Is Granada Relocation Center a National Historic Landmark?
Yes. Granada Relocation Center is designated a National Historic Landmark, the highest federal recognition for a historic place.
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