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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 8 (continued)
Manzanar Relocation Center
Central Fenced Area
Factory Area
At the camouflage net factory location there are four parallel concrete slab foundations. Three measure 24 feet by 300 feet (Figure 8.32). One has numerous rust stains from steel drums on its north end. Another has an attached concrete slab 2 foot by 3 foot with an incomplete inscription reading: "mar. 30th 194..." The westernmost net factory foundation is a 24-foot-by-100-foot concrete slab. Southwest of the net factory foundations there are two small U-shaped concrete foundations, possibly tank supports, and a pile of hotel ware ceramic fragments. Southeast of the net factory, just outside the perimeter security fence, there is a roughly 1 acre area that includes hundreds of barrel hoops (Figure 8.33), several large piles of brown and clear glass jug fragments, and other trash that may be related to the factory operation or demolition.
 Figure 8.32. Concrete slab foundation of building at the camouflage net factory. |
 Figure 8.33. Barrel hoopos near the camouflage net factory. |
To the west of the net factory foundations was the garment factory location, now indicated by a dirt mound and remnants of a concrete border, possibly from a perimeter foundation. Remains of the root storage building consist of a dirt mound, a small depression, and some sinkholes, possibly indicating an infilled trench or pit. East of the net factory foundations, the mattress factory location is indicated by rock and concrete alignments at its north end. A dirt road now runs the length of the building site.
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