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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Ralston, Wyoming

 
Clickable Map of Park County, Wyoming and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Park County, WY (196) Big Horn County, WY (41) Fremont County, WY (112) Hot Springs County, WY (23) Teton County, WY (83) Washakie County, WY (17) Carbon County, MT (73) Gallatin County, MT (130) Park County, MT (68)  ParkCounty(196) Park County (196)  BigHornCounty(41) Big Horn County (41)  FremontCounty(112) Fremont County (112)  HotSpringsCounty(23) Hot Springs County (23)  TetonCounty(83) Teton County (83)  WashakieCounty(17) Washakie County (17)  CarbonCountyMontana(73) Carbon County (73)  GallatinCounty(130) Gallatin County (130)  ParkCounty(68) Park County (68)
Cody is the county seat for Park County
Ralston is in Park County
      Park County (196)  
ADJACENT TO PARK COUNTY
      Big Horn County (41)  
      Fremont County (112)  
      Hot Springs County (23)  
      Teton County (83)  
      Washakie County (17)  
      Carbon County, Montana (73)  
      Gallatin County, Montana (130)  
      Park County, Montana (68)  
 
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1 Wyoming, Park County, Ralston — Administrative Area:Relocation Camp Administration & Governance
In front of you stood the Administration Area which consisted of an H shaped Administration building, a small building to the right of the Administration building for the Block Managers Community Council offices, and a building to the south for the . . . Map (db m91181) HM
2 Wyoming, Park County, Ralston — Agriculture and Root Cellars
As you look through the site glass, you will see the only remaining root cellar of the original three. It is on private land and may not be visited. The evacuees cultivated farmland north of the living area, across the highway to the south and . . . Map (db m91173) HM
3 Wyoming, Park County, Ralston — Barracks Living Area:Camp Life at Heart Mountain
You are now overlooking the entire living area of the Heart Mountain Relocation Center. More than 10,000 men, women and children lived in the area bounded on your left by at the red brick home in there distance, the hill ahead of you, the hospital . . . Map (db m91219) HM
4 Wyoming, Park County, Ralston — Daniel K. Inouye
U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye (1924-2012) was a lifelong public servant. A veteran who nearly lost his life in brave service with the highly-decorated, all-Japanese American 442nd Regimental Combat Team in World War II, has been recognized for his . . . Map (db m91143) HM
5 Wyoming, Park County, Ralston — Heart Mountain High School:Education in Camp
As you look through the site glass, you see a concrete records vault, the only remnant of the high school that stood on this ground. In early August 1942, the Heart Mountain project director hired Clifford D. Carter as superintendent and John . . . Map (db m91194) HM
6 Wyoming, Park County, Ralston — Heart Mountain Relocation Center Honor Roll and Flag Pole
More that 750 young men and women incarcerated during World War II at the Heart Mountain Relocation Center, despite being forced by the government to live in wooden barracks surrounded by barbed wire, left to serve their country in the U.S. Armed . . . Map (db m91608) HM WM
7 Wyoming, Park County, Ralston — Heart Mountain Relocation Center Memorial
History After the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, many parts of the West Coast were declared military defense zones. The government ordered the removal of all persons of Japanese ancestry and the War Relocation Authority was . . . Map (db m91185) HM
8 Wyoming, Park County, Ralston — Heart Mountain World War II Memorial
September 1985 This memorial plaque is dedicated to the more than 750 internees who left Heart Mountain to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II, and to the memory of the 15 Heart Mountaineers who gave their live for our country. . . . Map (db m91188) HM WM
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9 Wyoming, Park County, Ralston — Heart Mountain, Wyoming - Fall 1943
Rooted in decades of anti-Japanese and anti-Asian prejudice, the internment of 120,000 Nisei, American citizens of Japanese descent, and Issei, Japanese resident aliens, was triggered by the bombing of Pearl Harbor in Dec. 7, 1941. Initiatives . . . Map (db m91169) HM
10 Wyoming, Park County, Ralston — Hospital Complex:Health Service In Relocation Center
Directly in front of you was the hospital complex. The structures remaining are the boiler house and chimney, two slabs that were warehouse foundations, one building that was the kitchen and dining room, and one building that was the ambulance . . . Map (db m91171) HM
11 Wyoming, Park County, Ralston — M.P. Station, Guard Tower, Rail & Train Station
As you look through the site glass, to the left of the intersection of Highway 14A and Road 19 stood the Military Police complex and one of the guard towers. On the right side of Road 19 were the main gate and the train station. The Chicago, . . . Map (db m91172) HM
12 Wyoming, Park County, Ralston — Norman Y. Mineta
At this location, from 1942 to 1943, Norman Y. Mineta, Son of Kunisaku (Kay) and Kane Mineta and a U.S. Citizen, was interned by the United States Government. Harboring no bitterness, only an abiding love of his country, he . . . Map (db m91139) HM
13 Wyoming, Park County, Ralston — Relocation Center Support Facilities
As you look through the site glass, you see the hill where the water reservoir stood. Across Highway 14A was the water treatment plant and adjacent to the military police complex was the sewage treatment plant. Directly across the intersection in . . . Map (db m91220) HM
14 Wyoming, Park County, Ralston — Swimming Hole:Recreation in Camp
As you look through the site glass, you see the camp swimming hole. After an internee Boy Scout drowned while swimming in the canal during the summer of 1943, the Administration ordered a large pit excavated just below the canal. The pit was lined . . . Map (db m91180) HM
 
 
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Mar. 28, 2024