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Confinement and Ethnicity: An Overview of World War II Japanese American Relocation Sites by J. Burton, M. Farrell, F. Lord, and R. Lord |
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Chapter 4 (continued)
Gila River Relocation Center
Butte Camp
Butte Camp is surrounded on three sides by recently planted orange and olive groves irrigated by the Central Arizona Project (see Figure 4.21). There are no buildings left at Butte Camp; the most visible remains are those of the servicemen's honor roll monument located on a small butte. Besides the monument, there are concrete slab foundations, footing pier blocks, manholes, cisterns, ditches, ponds and other landscaping features, and large tamarisk trees. The most substantial remains are at the former hospital, warehouse area, high school, and fire station.
 Figure 4.60. Piled concrete rubble at Butte Camp. |
 Figure 4.61. Irrigation ditch at Butte Camp. |
As at Canal Camp, foundation slabs have been broken open to remove the cast iron pipe below. However, in addition a number of foundation slabs have been broken up completely and placed in piles (Figure 4.60). This work was likely done in anticipation of clearing the camp area itself for farming, a project since abandoned due to the now-recognized significance of the site. Many of the roads are still passable and many areas within the camp are covered with abundant recent trash, apparently from drinking parties and garbage dumping. In contrast to Canal Camp, not all roads within Butte Camp are driveable. Some have eroded into small washes and others have been covered with sediments and revegetated. On the other hand, some of the roads still have traces of asphalt pavement. Along some of the roads can be seen traces of irrigation ditches and remnants of culverts (Figure 4.61).
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