Rohwer, Arkansas is an

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Desha County Desha County ( ) is a county located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of Arkansas, with its eastern border the Mississippi River. At the 2010 census, the population was 13,008. It ranks 56th of Arkansas's 75 counties in terms of populati ...

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, United States. The community is located on

Arkansas Highway 1 Highway 1 (AR 1, Ark. 1, and Hwy. 1) is a north–south state highway in east Arkansas. The route of runs from US Route 278 (US 278) in McGehee north to Supplemental Route BB at the Missouri state line. One of the origina ...

History

The area was a Japanese internment camp, designed during

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by the architect

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. The camp opened in March 1942.Williams, Kim.
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. April 15, 2013. Retrieved on April 17, 2013. It is now the site of the

Rohwer War Relocation Center The Rohwer War Relocation Center was a World War II Japanese American concentration camp located in rural southeastern Arkansas, in Desha County. It was in operation from September 18, 1942, until November 30, 1945, and held as many as 8,475 Ja ...

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the

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system, Rohwer has a

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, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

Education

The

McGehee School District McGehee School District is a public school district headquartered in McGehee, Arkansas. The school district encompasses of land, in Drew and Desha counties. History In July 1993 the Desha-Drew School District dissolved, with portions going ...

serves Rohwer. - See Rohwer on the map. Previously the

Delta Special School District The Delta Special School District was a school district of Rohwer, unincorporated Desha County, Arkansas, USA. Its territory is now in the McGehee School District. It also included Watson. The district had two schools, Delta Elementary School ...

served Rohwer. The district had two schools, Delta Elementary School and Delta High School. In 2004 the

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approved a law that forced school districts with fewer than 350 students apiece to consolidate with other districts.Dumas inherits Gould district’s deficit
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. May 11, 2005. Retrieved on March 7, 2011. On July 1, 2004, the Delta Special district merged into the McGehee district.Consolidation/Annexations of LEA's (1983-2010)
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. Retrieved on March 6, 2011. After the acquisition of the Delta Special School District, the McGehee district continued to operate Delta Elementary School and Delta High School. By October 2005 the Delta campus became elementary only. By October 2006 the Delta campus was no longer in operation.

Notable people

* Sheilla Lampkin, Arkansas state legislator, was born in Rohwer.Sheilla Lampkin-obituary
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References

External links

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