Japanese Internment in Colorado

The Amache-Granada Relocation Center: A Historic Landmark

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The federal government tore down or relocated the buildings that once made up the Amache-Granada Relocation Center, which at its peak housed 7,318 people. The site was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2006. Restoration and preservation efforts, along with archaeological research, have been ongoing since 2007.


Amache Layout

Scale model showing the barrack layout