Old Academy

Historical marker location:

160 West 300 North, Spanish Fork, Utah

( Marker can be reached from West 300 North, on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 1953

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.