Barracks at Camp Amache in Granada, Colorado on May 6, 2021. Hyoung Chang / MediaNews Group / The Denver Post via Getty Images
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The National Park Service (NPS) has announced that southeastern Colorado’s Amache National Historic Site is officially the country’s newest national park.
During World War II, Amache was one of 10 sites where thousands of Japanese Americans were detained and imprisoned.
The Town of Granada, located one mile away, acquired and donated the necessary land for establishment of the national park, reported The Denver Post.
The Amache National Historic Site Act was signed by President Joe Biden in March of 2022 — the first National Park…
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