Poston, Arizona - Japanese Internment Camp Monument

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Address:: Hwy 1, Poston, AZ
Directions:: I-10 to exit 1, then north on Hwy 1 to mile marker 26. On the south edge of town, on the east side of Hwy 1.

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Poston, Arizona - Japanese Internment Camp Monument

A memorial marks the spot where Japanese-Americans sat out World War II. Roadsideamerica.com Report...

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Poston, Arizona - WWII Japanese Internment Camp Memorial

During WWII, a Japanese internment camp was opened in May 8, 1942 and its peak population was almost 18,000. The prisoners were mostly from the California and Southern Arizona area. A memorial was built in the early 1990s. [Angela, 04/05/2004]

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November 25, 2009