Seagoville in Dallas County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Seagoville Enemy Alien Detention Station, World War II

Photographed By Kayla Harper, September 6, 2020

1. Seagoville Enemy Alien Detention Station, World War II Marker

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Seagoville Enemy Alien Detention Station, World War II. . , Shocked by the December 7, 1941, Empire of Japan attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii that propelled the U.S. into World War II, one U.S. government response was the incarceration of more than 120,000 Issei (first generation, Japanese immigrants) and Nisei (second generation, U.S. citizens) in war relocation authority camps across the country. Through separate confinement programs, thousands of Japanese, German, and Italian citizens in the U.S. (and in many cases, their U.S. citizen relatives), classified as enemy aliens, were detained by the Department of Justice (DOJ) through its Enemy Alien Control Unit, and, in Latin America, by the Department of State's Special War Problems Division. Enemy aliens were held until paroled or exchanged for U.S. and Allied citizens seized overseas by Axis nations., Texas hosted three DOJ confinement sites, administered by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) at Crystal City, Kenedy, and here, as well as two U.S. army temporary detention stations at Fort Sam Houston and Fort Bliss. Next to historic Ellis Island (New York), the most aesthetically attractive INS confinement site was arguably at Seagoville. Originally built in 1941, as a women's reformatory, Seagoville Enemy Alien Detention Station was transferred from the DOJ's Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to the INS on April 1, 1942., The internment camp held German and Italian childless couples and single women detained in the U.S. or Latin America. The site included a hospital, auditorium-school, industry and service buildings, and 352 dorm-esque living quarters. Japanese Latin Americans were held in a 'colony' of 50 Victory huts. In 1943, the population peaked at 650 internees and 120 staff. The detention station closed in May 1945, returning to the BOP which has administered the site as a prison since the end of the war. , Texas in World War II - 2013 , Marker is property of the State of Texas . This historical marker was erected in 2013 by Texas Historical Commission. It is in Seagoville in Dallas County Texas

Shocked by the December 7, 1941, Empire of Japan attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii that propelled the U.S. into World War II, one U.S. government response was the incarceration of more than 120,000 Issei (first generation, Japanese immigrants) and Nisei (second generation, U.S. citizens) in war relocation authority camps across the country. Through separate confinement programs, thousands of Japanese, German, and Italian citizens in the U.S. (and in many cases, their U.S. citizen relatives), classified as enemy aliens, were detained by the Department of Justice (DOJ) through its Enemy Alien Control Unit, and, in Latin America, by the Department of State's Special War Problems Division. Enemy aliens were held until paroled or exchanged for U.S. and Allied citizens seized overseas by Axis nations.

Texas hosted three DOJ confinement sites, administered by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) at Crystal City, Kenedy, and here, as well as two U.S. army temporary detention stations at Fort Sam Houston and Fort Bliss. Next to historic Ellis Island (New York), the most aesthetically attractive INS confinement site was arguably

Photographed By Kayla Harper, September 6, 2020

2. Seagoville Enemy Alien Detention Station, World War II Marker

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at Seagoville. Originally built in 1941, as a women's reformatory, Seagoville Enemy Alien Detention Station was transferred from the DOJ's Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to the INS on April 1, 1942.

The internment camp held German and Italian childless couples and single women detained in the U.S. or Latin America. The site included a hospital, auditorium-school, industry and service buildings, and 352 dorm-esque living quarters. Japanese Latin Americans were held in a 'colony' of 50 Victory huts. In 1943, the population peaked at 650 internees and 120 staff. The detention station closed in May 1945, returning to the BOP which has administered the site as a prison since the end of the war.
Texas in World War II - 2013
Marker is property of the State of Texas

Erected 2013 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 17380.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Asian Americans • Law Enforcement • War, World II.

Location. 32° 39.411′ N, 96° 34.142′ W. Marker is in Seagoville, Texas, in Dallas County. Marker can be reached from Highway 175. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2113 N Highway 175, Seagoville TX 75159, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Lee Cemetery (approx.

Photographed By Kayla Harper, September 6, 2020

3. Seagoville Enemy Alien Detention Station, World War II Marker

¾ mile away); Kleberg (approx. 2.8 miles away); Potter Cemetery (approx. 3.3 miles away); Rylie Prairie (approx. 4.7 miles away); Rylie Cemetery (approx. 4.9 miles away); Bennett Family Gardens (approx. 6.3 miles away); Dawdy's Ferry (approx. 6.8 miles away); First Presbyterian Church of Mesquite (approx. 6.9 miles away).

More about this marker. The marker is on the grounds of the Federal Correctional Institute. It is next to the main entrance to the prison but outside of the prison walls.

Seagoville Federal Correctional Insitute image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Kayla Harper, September 6, 2020

4. Seagoville Federal Correctional Insitute

Credits. This page was last revised on September 8, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2020, by Kayla Harper of Dallas, Texas. This page has been viewed 286 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 7, 2020, by Kayla Harper of Dallas, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.