Conserving Wildness

Historical marker location:

Escalante, Utah

( Marker is on Utah Route 12 at milepost 69, on the left when traveling east.)

National Treasure.

During World War II, a Japanese internment camp was located in Utah. The Topaz War Relocation Center, located in Millard County, held more than 8,000 Japanese Americans who were forced to leave their homes on the West Coast.