Rohwer Relocation Center Cemetery | |
 Rohwer Memorial Cemetery | |
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| Location | Desha County, Arkansas, United States |
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| Nearest city | Rohwer, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 33°45′58.67″N 91°16′48.57″W / 33.7662972°N 91.2801583°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Architect | Kaneo Fujioka and Kay Horisawa |
| NRHP reference No. | 92001882 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 06, 1992[1] |
| Designated NHLD | July 6, 1992[1] |
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.[2] Among the inmates, the notation "朗和 (Rōwa)" was sometimes applied.[citation needed] The Rohwer War Relocation Center Cemetery is located here, and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1992.[1]
- ^ a b c "Rohwer Relocation Center Cemetery". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. September 26, 2007. Archived from the original on December 8, 2008. Retrieved July 9, 2008.
- ^ Niiya, Brian. "Rohwer Archived 2014-06-05 at the Wayback Machine" Densho Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2014-05-29.