Category:Poston War Relocation Center

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<nowiki>Poston War Relocation Center; ポストン戦争強制収容センター; Postongo Gerra Birkokatze Zentroa; detainee camp in Arizona, United States; Poston Relocation Authority; Poston WRA; Poston Relocation Center; ポストン強制収容所</nowiki>
Poston War Relocation Center 
detainee camp in Arizona, United States
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  • 1942
Map33° 59′ 15″ N, 114° 24′ 04″ W
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English: The Poston War Segregation Center (1942-1945) — a concentration camp for Japanese American internees in Category:Poston, La Paz County, western Arizona.
  • The largest (in area) of the ten Japanese American Segregation Centers for mandatory relocation of Category:Japanese American U.S. citizens during World War II.
  • The Colorado River was approximately three miles (4.8 km) to the west.