Topaz Incarceration Camp and Museum

The Central Utah Relocation Center — commonly referred to as “Topaz” because of its proximity to the Topaz mountain range — is one of 10 camps created in the United States during World War II to hold Americans of Japanese ancestry. This forcible incarceration of men, women and children is considered one of the worst violations of civil rights in the history of the United States. These Americans were never convicted or charged with a crime, yet were held in camps surrounded by barbed wire and armed guards. The story of this event, including the eventual formal apology and monetary compensation to former internees in 1990, is preserved in stunning detail at the Topaz Museum in Delta, Utah. Visitors are also able to visit the former site, now designated a National Historic Landmark. During your visit, please be respectful and leave all artifacts, objects, rocks and plants undisturbed.

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