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The Buffalo Bill Dam – Discover the Story of Wyoming’s Tallest Dam
The Buffalo Bill Dam was designed by engineer Daniel Webster Cole and built between 1905 and 1910. It was one of the first projects undertaken by the U.S. Reclamation Service (later known as the Bureau of Reclamation). The dam sits … Continue reading
Posted in Agricultural history, Construction, Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Immigration, Irrigation, Shoshone Dam, Uncategorized, water resources, Wyoming history
Tagged Agriculture, Buffalo Bill Cody, Buffalo Bill Dam, Cody Wyoming, Dam Construction, Heart Mountain, Heart Mountain Relocation Camp, Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Marquette Wyoming, Shoshone Dam, Wyoming history
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Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
The month of May is a time to celebrate the history, traditions, cultures, and contributions of all Asian American and Pacific Islander immigrants and citizens in the United States. This month was chosen because it commemorates the immigration of the … Continue reading
Posted in Asian American history, Immigration, Japanese internment, Racism, Uncategorized, Western history, World War II, Wyoming history
Tagged Bill Manbo, Estelle Ishigo, Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Internment Camp Life, Internment Camps, Japanese American Community, Japanese American Experience, Japanese American Internment
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Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!
It’s December in Wyoming, so there is undoubtedly snow in the forecast. For some, flurries of white mean fun and games, while for others snow poses challenges, or is downright deadly. The American Heritage Center’s Digital Collections has more than … Continue reading
Heart Mountain through Pencil and Paper
It was 1942; Japan had just bombed Pearl Harbor, and the American people were worried about Japanese spies on American soil. Amid the tension of WWII following the bombing, the U.S. government believed that the best course of action to … Continue reading
Posted in American history, Asian American history, Heart Mountain, Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Japanese internment, Uncategorized, Under-documented communities, World War II, Wyoming history
Tagged Arthur Ishigo, Estelle Ishigo, Heart Mountain, Heart Mountain Interpretative Center, Heart Mountain Relocation Camp, Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation, Internment Camp Life, Japanese American Experience, Japanese American Internment, World War II, Wyoming history
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Documenting Heart Mountain: AHC Collections on Japanese American Incarceration
August 20, 2011, marked the grand opening of the Heart Mountain Interpretive Center, built on the site of the World War II era Heart Mountain Relocation Center. The internment camp was one of ten mandated by the War Department in … Continue reading
Posted in Heart Mountain, Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Japanese American history, Japanese internment, World War II, Wyoming history
Tagged Heart Mountain, Heart Mountain Interpretative Center, Heart Mountain Relocation Camp, Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Internment Camps, Japanese American Community, Japanese American Internment, War Relocation Authority, World War II
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