Category Archives: Tulelake History

Internment Videos

My Face Was My Crime, My Heritage was on Trial This is the opening segment for the film “My Face Was My Crime.”
Jimi Yamaichi, 2002, shares his vision of a visitor center along Highway 139 on part of what was … Continue reading

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Reclamation History

How it all began – Private water projects began in 1868. A small irrigation ditch was dug near Linkville, and by 1884 it had been widened and extended for 15 miles, irrigating 16,000 acres. Water power for early saw mills … Continue reading

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