Kooskia Internment Camp
| Kooskia Internment Camp | |
|---|---|
| Idaho County, Idaho | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Japanese incarceration work camp |
| Owner | U.S. Department of Justice |
| Operator | Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) 1943–1945 Federal Bureau of Prisons 1935–1943 |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 46°12′36″N 115°32′35″W / 46.21°N 115.543°W |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1933 |
| Built by | Civilian Conservation Corps |
The Kooskia Internment Camp (/ˈkuːskiː/ KOO-skee) is a former internment camp in the northwest United States, located in north central Idaho, about thirty miles (50 km) northeast of Kooskia in northern Idaho County. It operated during the final two years of World War II.
Originally a remote highway work camp (F-38) of the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933, it became Federal Prison Camp No. 11 in 1935, run by the Federal Bureau of Prisons.