Chinatown in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Abraham Lincoln & the Pacific Railroad

— Chinese Railroad Workers in North America Project at Stanford University —

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, June 5, 2025

1. Abraham Lincoln & the Pacific Railroad Marker

Inscription. In October 1861, when the U.S. Congress reviewed Judah's plan, many senators expressed skepticism. However, President Abraham Lincoln threw his weight firmly behind the plan. Over the next several years, Lincoln signed several Pacific Railroad Acts committing the support of the federal government.
1861年10月,国会讨论了朱达的计划,许多议员持怀疑态度, 但林肯总统坚决支持,在之后的几年里,他签署了数项国法案, 确认了太平洋铁路建设的法律地位。

Erected by Chinese Railroad Workers in North America Project.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Asian Americans • Government & Politics • Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the First Transcontinental Railroad, and the Former U.S. Presidents: #16 Abraham Lincoln

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series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.

Location. 40° 42.858′ N, 73° 59.854′ 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 north. 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 10002, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New York City.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 Railroad Approaching Auburn (here, next to this marker); Bloomer Cut (here, next to this marker); Building the Transcontinental Railroad (here, next to this marker); Chinese Railroad Workers (here, next to this marker); The Chinese Workers' First Challenge

Abacus Federal Savings Bank image. Click for full size.

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.

(here, next to this marker); The Starting Point (here, next to this marker); The Railroad and the Cliff of Cape Horn (here, next to this marker); Gateway to Old Chinatown (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.

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
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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 74 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 15, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.