Tule Lake Project Jail, Post Mile 44.85, State Route 139, Newell, Modoc County, CA
Summary
Significance: The jail at the Tule Lake Project was part of the Stockade, or Area B, a detention center established by the U.S. Army in late 1943 following a series of altercations between Japanese-American "evacuees" and staff of the War Relocation Authority. The Tule Lake Project is listed as California Historical Landmark No. 850-2.
Survey number: HABS CA-2279
Building/structure dates: 1944 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1946 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 06000210
Tags
jails
asian americans
war world war ii
relocation camps
newell
tule
project
jail
tule lake project jail
post
post mile
state route
modoc
modoc county
california
historic american buildings survey
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
cabin
library of congress
national register of historic places
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Location
Newell
,
41.88821, -121.37221
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html