Heart Mountain Relocation Center Collection, 1942-1945

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Heart Mountain Relocation Center Collection, 1942-1945

1942-1945

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Collection consists of reports, newspaper clippings and periodicals pertaining to the Heart Mountain Relocation Center, a detention camp for Japanese-Americans set up near Cody, Wyoming during World War II.

.5 linear ft. (1 box).

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Heart Mountain Relocation Center (Wyo.)

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{Text of biographical or historical note, in paragraphs; separate each with paragraph tags} The Heart Mountain Relocation Center was one of ten relocation centers constructed as a result of Executive Order 9066 (EO 9066), which President Franklin Roosevelt signed into effect on February 19, 1942. The Center, located near the town of Cody in northwest Wyoming, held Japanese American internees from 1942-1945. The camp reached a maximum population of 10,767, making it the third largest settlement i...