Rohwer War Relocation Center
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.
- Cemetery
- …lies at an elevation of around 140 feet (40 metres)
- Description: World War II internment camp for Japanese-Americans
- Also known as“Memorial Cemetery”“Rohwer Memorial Cemetery”“Rohwer Relocation Center”
Places in the Area
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Rohwer
Rohwer, Arkansas is an unincorporated community in Desha County, Arkansas, United States.
Rohwer War Relocation Center
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Latitude
33.76641° or 33° 45′ 59″ north
Longitude
-91.27996° or 91° 16′ 48″ west
Open location code
865CQP8C+H2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity = grave_yard
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse = cemetery
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Japanese—“Rohwer War Relocation Center” goes by many names.
Rohwer War Relocation CenterCatalan
羅韋爾集中營Chinese
ローワー収容所Japanese
ローワー強制収容所Japanese
ローワー戦争移住センターJapanese
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