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| Landmark #934-4 | Merced County | Visited: February 21, 2015 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A plaque outside the Merced County Fairgrounds! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: This was one of 15 temporary detention camps established during World War II to incarcerate persons of Japanese ancestry, a majority of whom were American citizens, without specific charges or trial. From May to September 1942, 4,669 residents of Northern California were detained until permanent relocation camps were built. May the injustices and humiliation suffered here as a result of hysteria, racism, and economic exploitation never recur.
OTHER TIDBITS: That pretty well sums it up! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: Merced County Fairgrounds J St at 7th St Adjacent to parking lot at entrance to fairgrounds Merced, CA 95341 ANNOTATIONS: 835 Martin Luther King Jr Way From Los Angeles: ~273mi (440km) — 4.6hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |