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Chinese Heritage Sites of the American West Historical Markers

The Asian Pacific American (APA) Heritage Collaborative maintains a list of locations of physical and cultural remnants of the contributions of Chinese pioneers in the American West. They maintain a website describing these historical sites in detail here: Explore APA Heritage.
 
By Bill Kirchner, August 18, 2010
Catalina Federal Honor Camp
1 ► Arizona, Pima County, Tucson, Sabino Canyon Recreation Area — Catalina Federal Honor Camp — Gordon Hirabayashi Recreation Site —
Near Mount Lemmon Highway.
2 ► California, Amador County, Fiddletown — Chew Kee Store —
On Fiddletown Road.
3 ► California, Butte County, Oroville — 770 — Chinese Temple —
On Broderick Street, on the right when traveling east.
4 ► California, Calaveras County, Angels Camp — Chinatown —
On Birds Way east of South Main Street (California Highway 49), on the left when traveling east.
5 ► California, Kern County, Bakersfield — Joss House —
Near Chester Avenue.
6 ► California, Kern County, Tehachapi — 508 — Tehachapi Loop —
On Woodford-Tehachapi Road, 3.2 mi E of Keene exit, on the left when traveling east.
7 ► California, Los Angeles County, Santa Clarita, Canyon Country — Chinese Railroad Workers —
Near Vista Canyon Road at Mitchell Drive.
8 ► California, Los Angeles County, Santa Clarita, Canyon Country — In Honor of All Chinese Railroad Workers —
Near Vista Canyon Road at Mitchell Drive.
9 ► California, Los Angeles County, Santa Clarita, Canyon Country — Lang Station —
Near Vista Canyon Road at Mitchell Drive.
10 ► California, Madera County, Parkwood — Borden Chinese Cemetery —
On Avenue 12 at Road 28¼, on the right when traveling west on Avenue 12.
11 ► California, Madera County, Parkwood — Borden Chinese Cemetery —
On Avenue 12 at Road 28¼, on the right when traveling west on Avenue 12.
12 ► California, Marin County, Tiburon — 529 — Angel Island —
Near Angel Island.
13 ► California, Marin County, Tiburon — Honoring the Contributions of Chinese Immigrants — 紀念華人殺輯的露蹴 — Commemorative Monument / 紀念碑 —
Near Perimeter Road.
14 ► California, Mariposa County, Coulterville — Sun Sun Wo Co. — Est. 1851 — Chinatown Grocery – Coulterville, CA. —
On Chinatown Main Street at Kow Street, on the right when traveling east on Chinatown Main Street.
15 ► California, Mendocino County, Caspar — History Pivots on a Rock —
Near Lighthouse Road near Point Cabrillo Drive, on the left when traveling north.
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16 ► California, Mendocino County, Mendocino — 927 — Temple Kwan Tai —
Near Albion Street.
17 ► California, Nevada County, Nevada City — Malakoff Diggins Clampicnic Area —
On North Bloomfield Road at Relief Hill Road, on the left when traveling east on North Bloomfield Road.
18 ► California, Nevada County, Norden — Great Summit Tunnel of the Sierra Nevada —
Near Old Donner Summit Road (Pacific Crest Trail) 0.5 miles south of Donner Pass Road, on the right when traveling south.
19 ► California, Nevada County, Truckee — Hobart Mills —
On Hobart Mills Road at California Highway 89, on the right when traveling east on Hobart Mills Road.
20 ► California, Orange County, Yorba Linda — 40 — Irrigation in Orange County —
Near Santa Ana Canyon Road.
21 ► California, Placer County, Auburn — Bloomers Cut —
On Herdal Drive at Quinn Way on Herdal Drive.
22 ► California, Placer County, Auburn — Chinese Houses —
On Sacramento Street north of Auburn-Folsom Road, on the right when traveling south.
23 ► California, Placer County, Auburn — The Auburn Joss House —
Near Sacramento Street at Brewery Lane.
24 ► California, Placer County, Colfax — 780-9 — Cape Horn Promontory —
On State Highway 174, on the right when traveling east.
25 ► California, Placer County, Gold Run — Chinese Railroad Workers —
On Interstate 80.
26 ► California, Sacramento County, Folsom — 633 — Original Folsom Hydroelectric Plant —
Near Riley Street.
27 ► California, Sacramento County, Folsom, Lake Natoma Shores — The Young Wo Memorial Site — 1883 – 1925 —
Near Forrest Street at Young Wo Circle.
28 ► California, Sacramento County, Isleton — Bing Kong Tong Society Building —
On Main Street, on the right when traveling south.
29 ► California, Sacramento County, Locke — Locke Memorial Park —
On Main Street, on the right when traveling south.
30 ► California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Sea Cliff — China Beach — 灘海國中 —
On Seacliff Avenue near End of Seacliff, on the right when traveling west.
31 ► California, Santa Cruz County, Capitola — China Beach —
On New Brighton State Beach Parking Lot 0.4 miles south of McGregor Drive, on the left when traveling south.
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32 ► California, Shasta County, Igo — Piety Hill —
On Cloverdale Road, on the left when traveling south.
33 ► California, Sierra County, Sierra City — Memorial —
Near Kentucky Mine Road 0.1 miles west of Highway 49.
34 ► California, Sonoma County, Sonoma — 392 — Buena Vista Winery and Vineyards —
Near Old Winery Road.
35 ► California, Stanislaus County, Knights Ferry — 347 — Knight's Ferry — ← 1 Mile —
On California Route 120 0.3 miles east of Sonora Road, on the right when traveling west.
36 ► California, Stanislaus County, Knights Ferry — Rancheria del Rio Estanislao —
On Sonora Road at Schell Road on Sonora Road.
37 ► California, Trinity County, Weaverville — Chinese Tong War —
On Trinity Lake Boulevard (California Route 3), on the right when traveling east.
38 ► California, Trinity County, Weaverville — Joss House —
Near Main Street (California Route 3 / 229), on the right when traveling south.
39 ► California, Trinity County, Weaverville — Old Weaverville Fire Station —
On Main Street (California Route 3 / 229).
40 ► California, Trinity County, Weaverville — 778 — The La Grange Mine —
On Highway 299, on the right when traveling east.
41 ► California, Trinity County, Weaverville — Weaverville Chinatown —
On Main Street (California Route 3 / 229), on the right when traveling north.
42 ► California, Trinity County, Weaverville — 709 — Won Lim Miao —
Near Main Street (California Route 3 / 229), on the right when traveling south.
43 ► California, Tuolumne County, Chinese Camp — 423 — Chinese Camp — Mark Twain Bret Harte Trail —
On Highway 120 at Main Street, on the left when traveling west on Highway 120.
44 ► California, Tuolumne County, Groveland — 5-1975 — Big Gap Flume —
Near Big Oak Flat Road (State Highway 120), on the left when traveling east.
45 ► California, Yuba County, Marysville — 889 — Bok Kai Temple —
Near First Street at D. Street.
46 ► California, Yuba County, Marysville — Chinese Rock Wall —
Near D Street at 1st Street.
47 ► Nevada, Washoe County, Incline Village — 246 — The Great Incline of the Sierra Nevada —
On Tahoe Boulevard (Nevada Route 28) 0.2 miles north of Ponderosa Ranch Road, on the right when traveling north.
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48 ► Oregon, Baker County, Baker City — Baker City Chinese History —
On Windmill Road near Campbell Street, on the left when traveling south.
49 ► Oregon, Baker County, Granite — Ah Hee Diggings — A Job of Mythical Proportions —
On Forest Road 73 2.2 miles north of County Road 24, on the right when traveling north.
50 ► Oregon, Grant County, John Day — Kam Wah Chung Company Building —
Near Ing-Hay Way north of NW Canton Street, on the left when traveling north.
51 ► Oregon, Grant County, John Day — Welcome to Kam Wah Chung —
On NW Canton Street when traveling north.
52 ► Oregon, Wallowa County, Imnaha — Chinese Massacre Cove —
Near Hells Canyon.
 
 
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