Preservationists Work to Rebuild Internment Camp in SE Colorado

By Jonathan Baker • Jun 15, 2015

Early Stages of Water Tower Construction, 2014
Credit The Prowers Journal

The Prowers Journal reports that historical preservationists have begun restoring the Camp Amache Japanese internment camp near Granada in Southeast Colorado, which held over 4,000 Japanese Americans during the Second World War. Workers have completed reconstruction of a water tower and a guard tower, and now work has begun on a barracks facility. The preservationists hope to accumulate 10,000 bricks in order to complete the project, and they are gathering as many used bricks as possible.

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