Chinatown in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Railroad and the Cliff of Cape Horn
悬崖峭壁上的铁路合恩角
| | Chinese Railroad Workers in North America Project at Stanford University | |
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, June 5, 2025
1. The Railroad and the Cliff of Cape Horn Marker
1866年,华工们开始挑战工程中最大的拦路虎内华达山脉关口。被称为合恩角的陡峭石墙是这里最难攻克的险关。为了在陡峭的山崖上辟出一条路基,华工们腰系绳索,身悬半空。因为火药性能不稳定或者绳索磨断而造成很多华工伤亡。
A roadbed carved out of the granite cliff at Cape Horn. It has changed little over time. Photo taken on April 29, 2015.
华工在合恩角的花岗岩峭壁上开辟的铁路路基,如今变化不大。
2015年4月29日拍摄
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Erected by The Chinese Railroad Workers in North America Project.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Asian Americans • Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the First Transcontinental Railroad series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1866.
Location. 40° 42.862′ N, 73° 59.852′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in Chinatown. It is on Bowery north of Doyers Street, on the right when traveling south. The marker is in the window of Abacus Federal Savings Bank. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6 Bowery, New York NY 10013, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in New York City. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Starting Point (here, next to this marker); The Chinese Workers' First Challenge (here, next to this marker); Chinese Railroad Workers (here, next to this marker); Building the Transcontinental Railroad (here, next to this marker); Bloomer Cut (here, next to this marker); The Railroad Approaching Auburn (here, next to this marker); Abraham Lincoln & the Pacific Railroad (here, next to this marker); Birthplace of Modern Tattooing! (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.
Also see . . . The Chinese Railroad Workers in North America Project
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, June 5, 2025
2. Abacus Federal Savings Bank
Eight markers about Chinese workers on the railways are in the windows of the bank.
Excerpt: "The wealth that enabled Leland Stanford to found Stanford University was, to a large extent, the result of his being an owner of the Central Pacific Railroad, the Western portion of the first Transcontinental Railroad across the United States. Ninety percent of the ten to fifteen thousand workers who built the railroad, completed in 1869, came from China. Their key place in American history and in the history of Stanford University was never fully acknowledged before this Project was undertaken. Indeed, at the 100th anniversary of the completion of the railroad in 1969, the role of the Chinese in its construction was almost completely ignored. The Chinese Railroad Workers in North America Project was created to ensure that the place of the Chinese in this chapter of the past not be ignored ever again."(Submitted on December 15, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
Credits. This page was last revised on December 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 15, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 52 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 15, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
