Willwood, Wyoming - Ruins: Japanese Internment Camp

Address:: R-19, Willwood, WY
Directions:: Take US 14A either northeast out of Cody or southwest out of Powell. Roughly midway between the two towns, turn northwest on R-19, cross the railroad tracks, and the camp memorial will be ahead on the left. You'll see the red smokestack and some of the abandoned camp buildings.

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Vocation - Powell, Wyoming - Japanese Internment Camp

Heart Mountain, between Powell & Cody, WY. Heart Mountain was a camp created in WWII by the US for Asian-Americans, who were forced out of they're homes to live in the middle of no where. All that's left is a few buildings, barb wiring, a smoke stack and a brick pillar with a plaque explaining the events. The camp got its name from the heart-shaped mountain in the background. It's a sad little forgotten place visible from the freeway. [Lizz Cummins, 07/30/2000]

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November 26, 2009