AR 1, Rohwer, Arkansas. County/parish: Desha.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places July 30, 1974. NRIS 74000474.
7 contributing buildings. 4 contributing sites. 1 contributing structure.Also known as:
The Rohwer War Relocation Center was a World War II Japanese American concentration camp located in rural southeastern Arkansas, in Desha County. It was in operation from September 18, 1942, until November 30, 1945, and held as many as 8,475 Japanese Americans forcibly evacuated from California. Among the inmates, the notation "朗和 (Rōwa)" was sometimes applied. The Rohwer War Relocation Center Cemetery is located here, and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1992.
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