Amache National Historic Site
The Amache National Historic Site, formally the Granada War Relocation Center but known to the internees as Camp Amache (pronounced a-ma-chee), was a concentration camp for Japanese Americans in Prowers County, Colorado. Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Japanese Americans on the West Coast were rounded up and sent to remote camps. Among the inmates, the notation "亜町 (Amachi)" was sometimes applied.
Amache National Historic Site Granada War Relocation Center | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
U.S. National Historic Landmark | |
U.S. National Historic Site | |
A general view of a section of the site looking north and west. | |
| Location | 23900 County Road FF, Granada, Colorado |
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| Coordinates | 38.04962°N 102.3286°W |
| Built | 1942 |
| Architect | US Army Corps of Engineers; Lambie, Moss, Litle, and James |
| Website | Amache National Historic Site |
| NRHP reference No. | 94000425 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 18, 1994 |
| Designated NHL | February 10, 2006 |
| Designated NHS | March 18, 2022 |
The camp, located 1.3 miles (2.1 km) southwest of the small farming community of Granada, south of U.S. Highway 50, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 18, 1994, and designated a National Historic Landmark on February 10, 2006. On March 18, 2022, U.S. President Joe Biden signed the Amache National Historic Site Act authorizing the Granada War Relocation Center to become part of the National Park System. It was formally established as part of the National Park Service on February 15, 2024, the third National Historic Site in Colorado after Bent's Old Fort and the Sand Creek Massacre.