Beaver Falls in Beaver County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Chinese Workers in Beaver Falls

Photographed By Mike Wintermantel

1. Chinese Workers in Beaver Falls Marker

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Following labor disputes with their local employees, the Beaver Falls Cutlery Company contracted with Chinese workers from San Francisco and New Orleans in 1872. Hired to work at the Harmonist-owned factory, they were among the first Chinese immigrants in Pa. In 1882 a wave of anti-Chinese sentiment led Congress to pass the highly restrictive Chinese Exclusion Act, which prohibited nearly all immigration from China until it was repealed in 1943.

Erected 2021 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Asian Americans • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1872.

Location. 40° 44.714′ N, 80° 19.178′ W. Marker is in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, in Beaver County. Marker is at the intersection of 7th Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 18) and 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north on 7th Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Beaver Falls PA 15010, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Union Drawn Steel (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Patterson Heights Incline

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(approx. ¼ mile away); Joe Namath (approx. 0.6 miles away); Pennsylvania Canal System (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Carnegie Library (approx. 0.6 miles away); Underground Railroad (approx. ¾ mile away); Grove Cemetery (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named Underground Railroad (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Beaver Falls.

Also see . . . Chinese Workers in Beaver Falls. (Submitted on March 27, 2022, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Additional keywords. Immigration; racism in immigration laws

Photographed By Mike Wintermantel

2. Chinese Workers in Beaver Falls Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 27, 2022, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 404 times since then and 238 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 27, 2022, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.