Locke in Sacramento County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Locke / 樂居镇
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, December 6, 2020
1. Locke / 樂居镇 Marker - English version
Inscription.
Locke, also, 樂居镇. . , Locke has been designated a National Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America
Locke Historic District is the largest and most complete example of a rural Chinese American community in the United States. No comparable district exists that so clearly illustrates rural Chinese American life.
(Chinese not transcribed) , . This historical marker was erected by National Park Service Unites States Department of the Interior. It is in Locke in Sacramento County California
Locke
has been designated a
National Historic
Landmark
This site possesses national significance
in commemorating the history of the
United States of America
Locke Historic District is the largest and
most complete example of a rural Chinese
American community in the United States. No
comparable district exists that so clearly
illustrates rural Chinese American life.
(Chinese not transcribed)
Erected by National Park Service Unites States Department of the Interior.
Location. 38° 15.048′ N, 121° 30.592′ W. Marker is in Locke, California, in Sacramento County. Marker can be reached from Main Street south of Locke Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Walnut Grove CA 95690, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Locke Memorial Park (here, next to this
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, December 6, 2020
2. Locke / 樂居镇 Marker - Chinese version
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, December 6, 2020
3. Locke / 樂居镇 Marker - wide view
The English (left) and Chinese (right) versions of the marker flank the Chinese Pioneer Memorial located within Locke Memorial Park.
Jet Lowe (courtesy of the Historic American Buildings Survey, Library of Congress), 1984
4. Looking North Along Main Street From Levee Road...
"Significance: It is a town of frame structures built by Chinese immigrants carpenters and Caucasian carpenters between 1912 and 1922. The Chinese came to America in the 1850s during the Gold Rush and in the 1860s and 1870s labored on the railroads. They were then diverted to farm labor, and contributed to the development of California agriculture. The Sacramento-San Joaquin delta consisted of large ranches which grew wheat, and when mechanized, allowed the farms to specialize in vegetable and fruit crops..." - HABS
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 7, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 144 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 7, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.