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Forced Relocation and The Owens Valley
Adjacent to the Manzanar Relocation Center is the site of a colonial military project in the valley called Fort Independence. The creation of the fort in 1862 focused on quelling violent skirmishes between Numu (Owens Valley Paiute) and ranchers and…
Lagoon’s Desegregation
Originally situated on the shores of the Great Salt Lake and later relocating to Farmington, UT, Lagoon was (and still is) a constantly evolving business. It began as Lake Park, offering a mule-drawn carousel, roller skating, and bowling, and today…
War Training in the Rocky Mountains
The United States Army created Camp Hale specifically to train soldiers in mountain warfare. In 1939 the idea of creating a unit of mountain troops in the American Army originated with Charles Minot “Minnie” Dole, president of the National Ski…