Granada War Relocation Center
Granada War Relocation Center, known to the internees as Camp Amache and later designated the Amache National Historic Site, was a concentration camp for Japanese Americans in Prowers County, Colorado.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Park
- Description: national Historic Site of the United States in Colorado
- Also known as: “Amache”, “Amache National Historic Site”, “Camp Amache”, and “Historic Granada War Relocation Center (Camp Amache), 1942-1945”
- Address: 23900 County Road 23 5/10, Granada, CO 81041
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Amache Cemetery.
Amache Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Hikaru Iwasaki, Public domain.
Amache Cemetery is situated 3,000 feet southwest of Granada War Relocation Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Granada and Koen.
Granada
Village
Photo: Pmsyyz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Granada is a statutory town in Prowers County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 445 at the 2020 United States census.
Koen
Hamlet
Koen is an unincorporated community in Prowers County, Colorado, United States. Koen is situated 2 miles northwest of Granada War Relocation Center.
Bristol
Hamlet
Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 3.0.
Bristol is an unincorporated community in Prowers County, Colorado, United States. Bristol is situated 5 miles north of Granada War Relocation Center.
Granada War Relocation Center
- Categories: concentration camp, National Historic Site, and recreation area
- Location: Prowers, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.04962° or 38° 2′ 59″ northLongitude
-102.32904° or 102° 19′ 45″ westOperator
National Park ServiceOpen location code
85CV2MXC+R9OpenStreetMap ID
way 265337801OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q5594121
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In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“Granada War Relocation Center” goes by many names.
- French: “Amache National Historic Site”
- Japanese: “アマチ収容所”
- Japanese: “アマチ強制収容所”
- Japanese: “アマチ戦争移住センター”
- Japanese: “アマチ移住センター”
- Japanese: “アマチ転住所”
- Japanese: “グラナダ強制収容所”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Granada Cemetery and Centro Cristiano.
Nearby Places
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