Parkwood in Madera County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Borden Chinese Cemetery
Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, May 3, 2022
1. Borden Chinese Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Borden Chinese Cemetery. . The Central Pacific Railroad later Southern Pacific, neared the village of Arcola in the Alabama Colony in 1872 and as it was being built mainly with Chinese labor established near here a Chinese camp of 2,500 men. Leland Stanford named the railroad town 'Borden' for Dr. Joseph Borden, one of the Alabama settlers. Mortality was high among the Chinese and this acre cemetery was soon filled. Later the Chinese dispersed into domestic, agricultural, mining and lumber work. Many originally buried here have been removed to the home land of their ancestors. Many still sleep here in the home land of their decendants.
The Central Pacific Railroad later Southern Pacific,
neared the village of Arcola in the Alabama Colony
in 1872 and as it was being built mainly with Chinese
labor established near here a Chinese camp of 2,500
men. Leland Stanford named the railroad town 'Borden'
for Dr. Joseph Borden, one of the Alabama settlers.
Mortality was high among the Chinese and this acre
cemetery was soon filled. Later the Chinese dispersed
into domestic, agricultural, mining and lumber work.
Many originally buried here have been removed to
the home land of their ancestors. Many still sleep here in the home land of their decendants.
Erected by Jim Savage 1852 and Grub Gulch Chapter 41-49 E Clampus Vitus.
Location. 36° 55.43′ N, 120° 1.991′ W. Marker is in Parkwood, California, in Madera County. Marker is at the intersection of Avenue 12 and Road 28¼, on the right when traveling west on Avenue 12. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12152 Rd 28¼, Madera CA 93637, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Markers in the foreground with a small cluster of headstones in the background.
Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, May 3, 2022
3. Nearby sign
The cemetery is on the Historic Register of Madera County
Credits. This page was last revised on May 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 11, 2020, by Frank Gunshow Sanchez of Hollister, California. This page has been viewed 261 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on May 6, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
