Minidoka National Historic Site
| Minidoka National Historic Site | |
|---|---|
Entrance and guard tower in 2019 | |
| Location | Hunt, Idaho, U.S. |
| Nearest city | Eden |
| Coordinates | 42°40′43″N 114°14′39″W / 42.67861°N 114.24417°W |
| Area | 210 acres (85 ha) |
| Authorized | January 17, 2001 |
| Governing body | National Park Service |
| Website | Minidoka National Historic Site |
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Minidoka National Historic Site | |
Minidoka National Historic Site is a National Historic Site in the western United States. It commemorates the more than 13,000 Japanese Americans who were imprisoned at the Minidoka War Relocation Center during the Second World War. Among the inmates, the notation 峰土香 or 峯土香 (Minedoka) was sometimes applied.
Located in the Magic Valley of south central Idaho in Hunt, of Jerome County the site is in the Snake River Plain, a remote high desert area north east of the Snake River. It is 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Twin Falls and just north west of Eden, in an area known as Hunt. The site is administered by the National Park Service of the U.S. Department of the Interior, and was originally established as the Minidoka Internment National Monument in 2001. Its elevation is just under 4,000 feet (1,220 m) above sea level.