The First Oregon Trail

Historical marker location:

1555 North Bear Lake Boulevard, Garden City, Utah

( Marker is on National Park Highway/Oregon Trail (U.S. 89), on the right when traveling south.)

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.