Heart Mountain, Wyoming, Is Worth A Visit

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89">Mineta was serving as Secretary of Transportation at the time of 9–11 when commercial airplanes were hijacked and flown into the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon near Washington, D.C. He ordered that planes be grounded at that time. He was on television admonishing people to NOT treat American Muslims such as the government had treated Japanese Americans during World War II. He said the Americans who might have some resemblance in physical appearance to the terrorists should not be persecuted just for their heritage and the way they looked.The American concentration camp at Heart Mountain now has an impressive visitors’ center. They have reconstructed parts of the camp for a museum and learning center.Visiting Heart Mountain is easy for people who are going to Yellowstone National Park. Heart Mountain offers a chance to learn about American history. There are also some recreational opportunities close by.<figure id="47c3"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*fNQBaYL79wfTHTRnhqWDAg.jpeg"><figcaption>(Image is author’s)</figcaption></figure>The river which runs near Heart Mountain offers boating and water sports.<figure id="9b46"><img src="https://cdn-

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images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*j9MLho7r0n6Y_YjVz-Cfjw.jpeg"><figcaption>(Image is author’s)</figcaption></figure>There are rapids that make river rafting a fun experience.<figure id="03a7"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*t_-nchjvpJHAoK1ck4jEPg.jpeg"><figcaption>(Image is author’s)</figcaption></figure>Fishing in the river is a possibility.Now that the COVID pandemic is hopefully coming to an end, traveling is more possible than it has been for the past year. Visiting Heart Mountain may be a good choice for a fun and educational experience.Learning about American history and visiting sights significant to history is good for children and adults. Enjoying the nearby scenery and nature is an added bonus.Heart Mountain is one of the ten main American concentration camps of World War II where Japanese Americans were incarcerated. Most of the camps can be visited to learn about that portion of American history.[Check out for more information: <a href="http://www.thejapaneseamericanstory.com,">www.thejapaneseamericanstory.com,</a> <a href="http://www.heartmountain.org]">www.heartmountain.org]</a></article></body>

There was an American concentration camp there in World War II

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Heart Mountain held Japanese Americans as prisoners

During World War II, Japanese Americans and their immigrant parents faced the most egregious violation of the Constitution when they were unjustly incarcerated in camps just because of their heritage. There were ten camps built-in remote and desolate areas of the United States which imprisoned these people who had lived on the West Coast. One such camp was called the Heart Mountain Camp near Cody, Wyoming.

The most famous prisoner in that camp undoubtedly was the Honorable Norman Y. Mineta. He was ten years old when his family was uprooted from their home in San Jose, California, and taken to Heart Mountain. Mineta later became a businessman, the Mayor of San Jose, a United States Congressman, and Secretary of Commerce under President Bill Clinton and Secretary of Transportation under President George W. Bush.

Mineta was serving as Secretary of Transportation at the time of 9–11 when commercial airplanes were hijacked and flown into the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon near Washington, D.C. He ordered that planes be grounded at that time. He was on television admonishing people to NOT treat American Muslims such as the government had treated Japanese Americans during World War II. He said the Americans who might have some resemblance in physical appearance to the terrorists should not be persecuted just for their heritage and the way they looked.

The American concentration camp at Heart Mountain now has an impressive visitors’ center. They have reconstructed parts of the camp for a museum and learning center.

Visiting Heart Mountain is easy for people who are going to Yellowstone National Park. Heart Mountain offers a chance to learn about American history. There are also some recreational opportunities close by.

(Image is author’s)

The river which runs near Heart Mountain offers boating and water sports.

(Image is author’s)

There are rapids that make river rafting a fun experience.

(Image is author’s)

Fishing in the river is a possibility.

Now that the COVID pandemic is hopefully coming to an end, traveling is more possible than it has been for the past year. Visiting Heart Mountain may be a good choice for a fun and educational experience.

Learning about American history and visiting sights significant to history is good for children and adults. Enjoying the nearby scenery and nature is an added bonus.

Heart Mountain is one of the ten main American concentration camps of World War II where Japanese Americans were incarcerated. Most of the camps can be visited to learn about that portion of American history.