Sierra City in Sierra County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Memorial

Photographed by Karen Key, August 8, 2009

1. Memorial Marker

Inscription. This monument is placed to honor the early Chinese people of Sierra County who gave so much of their labor to the settlement of the West and this Gold Country. Their contribution in the building of the many roads, railroads, walls, ditches, and personal services will long be remembered.

The brick-like rock imbedded above this plaque and inscribed 'Great Wall' in Chinese characters, came from the Great Wall of China near Bejing and is intended to be symbolic of their accomplishments, good will, and origin.

This memorial is dedicated in the name of Ah Quong also known as Queen Lou! The last Chinese resident of Sierra City who died July 23, 1934.

Erected October 1, 1988
by the People of Sierra City

Erected 1988 by People of Sierra City.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Asian Americans • Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Chinese Heritage Sites of the American West series list. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1913.

Location. 39° 34.367′ N, 120° 37.3′ W. Marker is in Sierra City, California, in Sierra County. It can be reached from Kentucky Mine Road 0.1 miles west of Highway 49. The marker is located on the grounds of the Kentucky Mine Historic Park and Museum. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sierra City CA 96125, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sierra Nevada.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

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least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Busch & Heringlake Building (approx. 0.8 miles away); Miner’s Hotel (approx. 0.9 miles away); Here Today – Gone Tomorrow (approx. 2.2 miles away); Site of Howard Ranch and Inn (approx. 3½ miles away); Crossing the Summit - Weather or Not (approx. 7.6 miles away); Cornish Ranch House (approx. 9.8 miles away); Downieville Cemetery (approx. 10.8 miles away); Downieville Foundry (approx. 10.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sierra City.

Other markers no longer nearby. Food for the Mines (was approx. 7.6 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Sierra Valley History (was approx. 9.8 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . .
1. Kentucky Mine Historic Park and Museum. Repaired broken link; 11/23/2020 LPG. (Submitted on August 24, 2009, by Karen Key of Sacramento, California.)

2. Sierra County History. (Submitted on August 24, 2009, by Karen Key of Sacramento, California.)

Photographed by Karen Key, August 8, 2009

2. Memorial Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2009, by Karen Key of Sacramento, California. This page has been viewed 944 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 24, 2009, by Karen Key of Sacramento, California.