Near Arboga in Yuba County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Marysville Migrant Labor Campsite

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, May 31, 2013

1. Marysville Migrant Labor Campsite Marker

Inscription. Marysville Migrant Labor Campsite
1935 – 1937.
Arboga Japanese Relocation Center
April 16, 1942 - June 29, 1942.
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Asian Americans • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is April 16, 1942.

Location. 39° 2.849′ N, 121° 34.753′ W. Marker is near Arboga, California, in Yuba County. It is at the intersection of Broadway Street and Feather River Boulevard, on the right when traveling east on Broadway Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 999 Broadway Street, Olivehurst CA 95961, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sacramento Metro,

in Sacramento Valley,

and specifically in the Central Valley.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured

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as the crow flies: Arboga Assembly Center (approx. ¼ mile away); Hock Farm (approx. 2 miles away); Sutter's Hock Farm (approx. 2.9 miles away); Chinese Rock Wall (approx. 6.1 miles away); Bok Kai Temple (approx. 6.1 miles away); Davis Hotel (approx. 6.1 miles away); Lord Sholto Douglas (approx. 6.1 miles away); New Mecklenberg (approx. 6.1 miles away).

Regarding Marysville Migrant Labor Campsite. A marker for the Arboga Japanese Relocation Center, California Historical Landmark No. 934, was installed in 2021 at the new Arboga Assembly Center Memorial Site and Interpretive Center, ¼ mile east of here.

Also see . . . Plaque marks WWII internment - Appeal - Democrat. An expanse of land at Broadway Road and Feather River Boulevard in Olivehurst was what the Penryn resident called home for two months in 1942. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, his family was assigned to the Arboga Assembly Center before being herded to Tulelake Internment Camp in Modoc County. (Submitted on June 14, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, May 31, 2013

2. Marysville Migrant Labor Campsite Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 14, 2013. This page has been viewed 1,004 times since then and 23 times this year. Last updated on January 24, 2021. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 14, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.