
Photo: Detention camp in Manazar, California
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Manzanar, California: Opened March 21, 1942. Closed November 21, 1945. Peak population 10,046. Origin of prisoners: Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley, San Joaquin County, and Bainbridge Island, Washington. It was the first of the ten camps to open -- initially as a processing center.
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