Weekend Workshop Weekend Workshops provide CPI and the Endangered Places Program the opportunity to introduce individuals to our listed endangered sites. Each year numerous volunteers participate in hands-on restoration projects under the guidance of trained professionals. In 2015, the Granada Japanese American Relocation Center, commonly referred to as Amache was selected for the location of the annual EPP Weekend Workshop. Located near the Town of Granada in southeastern Colorado, Amache is a nationally significant example of a WWII Japanese-American relocation center. Amache opened in August 1942 and remained open throughout WWII, after which the War Assets Administration disposed of the last of its buildings, mainly by moving them to offsite locations. At its peak, the camp housed 7,000 persons. On June 6, 2015, volunteers came to Amache to lay a brick flooring on an original barrack foundation, using historic photographs to match design.
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Colorado Preservation, Inc. Annual Report 2015