Rohwer
Rohwer, Arkansas is an unincorporated community in Desha County, Arkansas, United States. The community is located on Arkansas Highway 1.Photo: Brandonrush, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Desha County, Arkansas
- Also known as: “Rohwer, AR” and “Rohwer, Arkansas”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rohwer War Relocation Center.
Rohwer War Relocation Center
Cemetery
Photo: Brandonrush, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Rohwer
- Categories: unincorporated community and locality
- Location: Richland Township, Desha, Arkansas, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.76094° or 33° 45′ 39″ northLongitude
-91.27567° or 91° 16′ 32″ westElevation
151 feet (46 metres)Open location code
865CQP6F+9POpenStreetMap ID
node 151621289OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to South Azerbaijani—“Rohwer” goes by many names.
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rohwer Trailhead and Oak Grove Church.
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