Sharp Park Detention Station
Detainee camp in California, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Sharp Park Detention Station was a Japanese American internment camp located in northern California on land owned by San Francisco in Pacifica.[2] Open from March 30, 1942, until 1946, the camp was built to hold as many as 600 detainees, but later held approximately 2,500 detainees.[3][1]
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Sharp Park Detention Station | |
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Detainee camp | |
Coordinates: 37°37′32.42″N 122°28′29.7″W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
Opened | 1942 |
Closed | 1946 |
Founded by | War Relocation Authority |
Population | |
• Total | 2,500[1] |
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