Manzanar

Manzanar was the name of a Japanese American internment camp in California. It was near Lone Pine, California, in the desert near Death Valley. Thousands of people were kept there; most of them were Japanese people from Los Angeles. The camp opened in 1942 and was closed in 1945. Today, the camp is a National Historic Site.

Manzanar War Relocation Center
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
U.S. National Historic Site
California Historical Landmark No. 850
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 160
A hot windstorm brings dust from the surrounding desert, July 3, 1942
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Location	Inyo County, California
Nearest city	Independence, California
Coordinates	36°43′42″N 118°9′16″W
Area	814 acres (329 ha)
Built	1942
Visitation	97,382[1] (2019)
Website	Manzanar National Historic Site
NRHP reference No.	76000484
CHISL No.	850
LAHCM No.	160
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	July 30, 1976[2]
Designated NHL	February 4, 1985[3]
Designated NHS	March 3, 1992[4]
Designated CHISL	1972[5][6]
Designated LAHCM	September 15, 1976[7]