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

Bloomer Cut

布鲁默深槽

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

Bloomer Cut Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, June 5, 2025

1. Bloomer Cut Marker

Inscription. So named because of its location on the Bloomer Ranch, it remains virtually unchanged since its original construction in 1864. The overwhelming task of construction was undertaken by the diligent, hard working efforts of a small band of Chinese laborers. Using picks, shovels and black powder, they inched their way through the conglomerate rock cemented together with rock-hard clay. At the time of its completion, Bloomers Cut was considered the Eighth Wonder of the World. The first Central Pacific train rolled into Auburn on May 11, 1865.

Dedicated by the Native Sons of the Golden West
October 12, 1991
Thomas W. Perazzo, Grand President
布鲁默深槽,因位于布鲁默牧场而得名。深槽自1864年建成以来一直保持原貌,几乎没有变化。这项艰巨的工程由一群勤勉耐劳的华工完成,他们用凿子、铁锹和黑炸药,一寸一寸地挖开坚如磐石的黏土和砾岩。壮举完成之时,布鲁默深槽被公认为“世界第八大奇迹”。1865年5月11日,第一辆中央太平洋铁路的机车驶入奥本
金色西部兄弟会主席托马斯·W.佩拉索1991年10月12日立

Erected by Chinese

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Railroad Workers in North America Project.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Asian Americans • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the First Transcontinental Railroad, and the Native Sons/Daughters of the Golden West series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is May 11, 1865.

Location. 40° 42.859′ 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 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 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.

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Railroad Approaching Auburn (here, next to this marker); Building the Transcontinental Railroad (here, next to this marker); Chinese Railroad Workers (here, next to this marker); Abraham Lincoln & the Pacific Railroad (here, next to this marker); The Chinese Workers' First Challenge (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); Birthplace of Modern Tattooing! (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.

More about this marker. Although not explicitly stated, the text of this marker is a reprint of the words on the plaque at Bloomer Cut.

The Native Sons of the Golden West is a fraternal organization for men born in Californians. It was formed in 1875 to help preserve historic buildings and sites in California.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Bloomers Cut historical marker

Also see . . . The Chinese Railroad Workers in North America Project.

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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.)

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