In 1942, not even a full year after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the American government relocated 120,000 Japanese Americans to military compounds across the West. One of these compounds, Manzanar, is less than a 15-minute drive south of Lone Pine.
This important National Historic Site highlights a dark moment of U.S. history. It respectively pays tribute by painting an authentic picture of what conditions were like at the camp. Manzanar was one of 10 such camps across the West Coast. A visitor center at the site is the first place to visit for more context of the site’s history.
