Jedediah Strong Smith

Historical marker location:

2501 Washington Boulevard, Ogden, Utah

( Marker can be reached from Washington Boulevard south of 25th Street when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 1931

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.