Salinas (detention facility)
US Gov Name | Salinas Assembly Center, California |
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Facility Type | Temporary Assembly Center |
Administrative Agency | Wartime Civil Control Administration |
Location | Salinas, California (36.6667 lat, -121.6500 lng) |
Date Opened | April 27, 1942 |
Date Closed | July 4, 1942 |
Population Description | Held people from the Monterey Bay area of California. |
General Description | Located at the north end of the town of Salinas, California. |
Peak Population | 3,594 (1942-06-23) |
Exit Destination | Poston and Tule Lake |
National Park Service Info |
The Salinas Assembly Center was located at the Salinas Race Track and Fair Grounds at the north end of Salinas. The third least populous of the " assembly centers " with a peak population of 3,594, its inmate population consisted almost entirely of Japanese Americans from nearby agricultural communities including Watsonville, Salinas, and Gilroy. Despite being open for a short sixty-nine days (April 27 to July 4, 1942), it had an active community government under camp manager E. A. Rose and many recreational and educational programs. Nearly the entire population of the camp was transferred on to Poston between June 28 and July 4, 1942.
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