National Register of Historic Places
Heart Mountain Relocation Center
Heart Mountain Relocation Center is a historic place in Ralston, Park County, Wyoming, listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places on December 19, 1985, and designated a National Historic Landmark. Its National Register reference number is 85003167.
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Heart Mountain Relocation Center
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About this place
What is Heart Mountain Relocation Center?
The Heart Mountain War Relocation Center, named after nearby Heart Mountain and located midway between the northwest Wyoming towns of Cody and Powell, was one of ten concentration camps used for the internment of Japanese Americans evicted during World War II from their local communities in the West Coast Exclusion Zone by the executive order of President Franklin Roosevelt.
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Listing details
- Name
- Heart Mountain Relocation Center
- City
- Ralston
- County
- Park County
- State
- Wyoming
- Listed on the National Register
- December 19, 1985
- NRIS reference number
- 85003167
- Resource type
- district
- National Historic Landmark
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 44.67193, -108.94439
When was Heart Mountain Relocation Center listed on the National Register?
Heart Mountain Relocation Center was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 19, 1985.
Where is Heart Mountain Relocation Center located?
Heart Mountain Relocation Center is located in Ralston, Park County, Wyoming at approximately 44.67193, -108.94439. See the map above.
Is Heart Mountain Relocation Center a National Historic Landmark?
Yes. Heart Mountain Relocation Center is designated a National Historic Landmark, the highest federal recognition for a historic place.