Site of WWII Japanese-American Segregation Camp

Thank you, yes!

That's my understanding of the camp also, but I've found some confusion between the more northern Camp Tulelake and the very large camp at Newell. Even though the camp at Newell has largely disappeared into farmland, it's still very sad to see. Luckily, the museum in the town of Tulelake does an excellent job of presenting it all. FYI, some of the buildings from Newell are now used by farm workers: Tulelake, CA: Tule Lake Internment Camp 2450a

Yes, and those in charge of these monuments emphasize the northern one, which housed POWs and the elite, "trusted" Japanese. It was quite posh compared with Newell. Something that really bugs me is that in front of the preserved jail building off the highway at Newell, it is also labeled as a Valor in the Pacific monument! (This happened during the Bush II administration.)

Other things that contribute to the confusion are (1) the convoluted history of the Newell camp, which served different purposes at different times and (2) complete lack of signage and the destruction of all buildings on the site itself. (3) The whole she-bang - both sites together - is generically called Camp Tule Lake.

When I first moved here, I wanted to see the camp, which I only knew by its generic name and a foothill location beside the wildlife refuge. I could see by the placard there that it wasn't the entire story. I went into the refuge's ranger center and asked where the rest of it was. The woman, a federal employee, said, I swear, "Oh, you mean our dirty little secret?" She directed me to the jail building off the highway at Newell. It was up to me to figure out the rest at home. I think that pretty much sums it up.

Actually, considering the politics of the area, I was surprised to see the attention given to preserving any of the history. Thanks for the detail here.