Date Original
2021 October 14
Description
This collection contains a petition for surrender of town charter and an order revoking charter for the town of Jerome, Arkansas.
Biographical/Historical Note
Jerome was a town in Drew County, Arkansas. The town, first called Blissville, was incorporated in 1909. During World War II, Jerome was the location of a Japanese American incarceration camp, the Jerome War Relocation Center. Open from October 6, 1942, until June 30, 1944, it was the last American concentration camp to open and the first to close. At one point, it held as many as 8,497 detainees. After closing, it was converted into a holding camp for German prisoners of war. In 2021, the Jerome City Council elected to surrender the town's charter. The order in this collection, dated October 14, 2021, declares Jerome inactive and no longer in existence.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Jerome, Drew County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.180.004
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Petition and order revoking charter of the town of Jerome, Arkansas, SMC.180.004
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Petition and order revoking charter of the town of Jerome, Arkansas, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
