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Minidoka National Historic Site
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Chris
July 9, 2021
Learn about the struggles of Japanese Americans placed in internment camp’s during WWII. A 40 minute drive.
Shannon
March 8, 2018
As a teenager, I lived in Jerome, which is about 15 miles west of Minidoka National Historic Site, and had no idea it even existed. Here is a short summary of the history of this historic site, which I have since visited and marveled that it was such a well-kept secret. On February 19, 1942 President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, thus depriving over 110,000 people of their freedom. All were of Japanese ancestry. Two-thirds were American citizens, half were children. They closed their businesses, shut down their farms, and packed their suitcases. They boarded trains and buses first to detention centers and later to prisons. For the rest of World War II, most would remain behind barbed wire. Over 13,000 people were imprisoned in Idaho at Minidoka War Relocation Center, known locally as Hunt Camp. Now a national historic site, Minidoka traces the history of Japanese Americans from immigration in the 1800s. The park's stories link with other stories of American injustice, racial prejudice, resilience and recovery--and explores how to ensure this never happens again.
As a teenager, I lived in Jerome, which is about 15 miles west of Minidoka National Historic Site, and had no idea it even existed. Here is a short summary of the history of this historic site, which I have since visited and marveled that it was such a well-kept secret. On February 19, 194…
Heather
January 30, 2016
The Minidoka War Relocation Center was in operation from 1942–45 and one of ten camps at which Japanese Americans, both citizens and resident "aliens," were interned during World War II.
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1428 Hunt Rd
Jerome, ID