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Santa Fe railroad at Earp during the 1938 to 1945 time frame[edit]

My Father was hauling freight from Earp where thre rail road ended to Parker dam. The internies burned a brige and the train crashed. I rember as a 5 year old seeing that engine on a flat car. Any information on date and location of the wreck?? dave at mtcar@saber,net —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.12.238.234 (talk) 06:27, 1 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

"Largest" internment camp?[edit]

There needs to be some clarification about the following statement in the article's first paragraph:

"Poston War Relocation Center...was the largest of the ten American internment camps operated by the War Relocation Authority during World War II."

Is this in terms of area or population? The Tule Lake Camp had a peak population of over 18,000 ( http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/anthropology74/ce13a.htm ), which is higher than Polston's peak population listed in the article. Will do some research and edit if necessary. Schonchin (talk) 00:50, 10 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The CRIT Library in Parker AZ[edit]

This small library on Colorado River Indian Tribes land has some 24 to 36 inches of material that concern the history and operation of the Poston relocation camp. Black & white photos are included. This is a private rather than a public library. Frankly, non-native visitors are tolerated rather than welcomed, and the material is not often accessed. At Poston an official, sun bleached stone memorial juts from the barren desert along the highway. Metal detectors sometimes turn up the rare souvenir. The grounds hold 50 to 60 old houses, occupied by poor families. For a few months it was my job to transport students via long yellow bus to and from schools in Parker. Here in Michigan, and single digit temperatures, this memory now seems surreal. --Edward Chilton. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.82.66.88 (talk) 04:16, 26 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

That's really interesting. I can't find any catalog info on their website. I wish I could, because it'd be an interesting thing to add to the article. I'll look into it further soon. Thank you for sharing your experiences!— alf laylah wa laylah (talk) 04:25, 26 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]