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reconstructed barracks, guard and water towers surrounded by brown grass and shrubs.

Amache National Historic Site

National Historic Site

Colorado

Free entry

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Amache, also known as the Granada Relocation Center, near Granada, Colorado was one of ten incarceration sites established by the War Relocation Authority during World War II to unjustly incarcerate Japanese Americans. Over 10,000 people, most American citizens, were incarcerated at Amache from 1942 to 1945.

Activities

Guided ToursJunior Ranger ProgramSelf-Guided Tours - Auto

Topics

Asian American HeritageBurial, Cemetery and GravesiteFarming and AgricultureIncarcerationMilitaryWars and ConflictsUS ArmyWorld War IIJapanese-American Internment

No entrance fee.

Hours

The site is currently open to the public with limited hours and services. The site currently consists of a cemetery, a monument, building foundations, and landscaping. Interpretive panels and a downloadable self-guided auto tour are available on amache.org to assist with navigation of the site. There is no visitor center at the site.

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Things to do

Amache Junior Ranger

Amache Self-Guided Driving Tour

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