Colorado Is Now Home to America’s Newest National Park

Amache was one of 10 incarceration sites used to detain thousands of Japanese-Americans during World War II.

The sun sets behind a replica of the old guard tower at The Amache National Historic Site on Nov. 14, 2022, in Granada, Colorado. Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post/TNS

By Lauren Penington From The Denver Post

Amache National Historic Site in southeastern Colorado is officially America’s newest national park, the National Park Service announced Thursday.