Manzanar Watch Tower Near Sunset
Replica of an historic watch tower at the Manzanar Relocation Center National Historic Site, built in 2005. Eight watchtowers, equipped with searchlights and machine guns pointed inward at the incarcerees, were positioned around the perimeter of the camp.
Sarah's comment- " My hubby worked as a park ranger at Manzanar a few years ago and he is the one responsible for bringing the search light to the tower. He had some friends at a different park who were getting rid of it so he took 2 days to drive out and get it. He then spent hours restoring and repainting it so it could live in the elements a few more years."
Another interesting fact-
188 couples were married at Manzanar. Some former internees say that without the camps, they never would have met their spouse. Hundreds of other couples married just before going to camp to avoid being separated.
Manzanar Watch Tower Near Sunset
Replica of an historic watch tower at the Manzanar Relocation Center National Historic Site, built in 2005. Eight watchtowers, equipped with searchlights and machine guns pointed inward at the incarcerees, were positioned around the perimeter of the camp.
Sarah's comment- " My hubby worked as a park ranger at Manzanar a few years ago and he is the one responsible for bringing the search light to the tower. He had some friends at a different park who were getting rid of it so he took 2 days to drive out and get it. He then spent hours restoring and repainting it so it could live in the elements a few more years."
Another interesting fact-
188 couples were married at Manzanar. Some former internees say that without the camps, they never would have met their spouse. Hundreds of other couples married just before going to camp to avoid being separated.