Near Jerome in Drew County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Jerome Relocation Center

1942 – 1944

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 5, 2021

1. Jerome Relocation Center Marker

Inscription. On February 19, 1942, Pres. Franklin Roosevelt signed into law Executive Order No. 9066, interning over 120,000 persons of Japanese ancestry, and this act irrevocably changed their lives. The majority of these people were American citizens. As a result of all this war time hysteria these people were forcibly removed from their homes on the west coast of the United States and also in Hawaii to be interned by the war department in one of the ten relocation centers located in the interior of the U.S.A. at Jerome there were over 6.700 interned from September 1. 1942 and through July 1944. These temporary shelters with shared living quarter community dining halls and bathing facilities were the norm. Constant on-going surveillance by the army served as a constant reminder of each resident's captivity and loss of freedom. This memorial is dedicated by the Jerome preservation committee an also the Japanese American citizen league to those persons of Japanese ancestry who suffered the indignity of being incarcerated because of their ethnic background. May this monument serve to remind us of all these

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incidents and inspire us to be more vigilant and more alert in the Safe guarding of the rights of all Americans, regardless of their race, color, or creed.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Asian Americans • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is February 19, 1942.

Location. 33° 24.71′ N, 91° 27.717′ W. Marker is near Jerome, Arkansas, in Drew County. It is on U.S. 165 near Ellington Farm Road (County Road 210), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 140 Ellington Farm Rd, Dermott AR 71638, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arkansas’ Gulf Coastal Plain,

specifically in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain,

in Timberlands,

and in the Quapaw Homeland.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Upper South,

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 5, 2021

2. Jerome Relocation Center Marker

the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Early Railroads in Chicot County (approx. 8.2 miles away); New Hope Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 11.6 miles away); Chicot County Veterans Memorial (approx. 11.8 miles away); Chicot County (approx. 11.8 miles away); Chicot County Confederate Monument (approx. 11.8 miles away); Italian Immigrants On Sunnyside Plantation (approx. 11.8 miles away); Col. Charles A. Lindbergh (approx. 11.9 miles away); Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh (approx. 11.9 miles away).

Also see . . . Densho Encyclopedia article on the Jerome Relocation Center. (Submitted on April 7, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Remaining hospital laundry smokestack of the Jerome Relocation Center. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 5, 2021

3. Remaining hospital laundry smokestack of the Jerome Relocation Center.

A white fence, some foundations from some of the administration buildings, and one of the hospital laundry smokestacks are all that remain of a facility that housed 8,497 at its zenith. After closing, it was used as a German POW camp until the end of the war in Europe. The smokestack is located within sight of the monument.

Remaining smokestack can be seen in far background right of center. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 5, 2021

4. Remaining smokestack can be seen in far background right of center.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 7, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 754 times since then and 66 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 7, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.