Chinese Cemetery (Idaho)
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Chinese Cemetery | |
Location | Payette National Forest, 0.5 miles northwest of Warren Wagon Rd. at B, Warren, Idaho, United States |
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Coordinates | 45°16′22″N 115°41′06″W / 45.27278°N 115.68500°WCoordinates: 45°16′22″N 115°41′06″W / 45.27278°N 115.68500°W |
Area | 12,410 acres (5,020 ha) |
Built | 1800s |
NRHP reference No. | 94000270 |
Added to NRHP | March 29, 1994 |
Chinese Cemetery, also known as Chinese Cemetery, Warren Mining District, is a cemetery located near Warren, Idaho. It is the only ethnic Chinese cemetery in Idaho that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was listed on March 29, 1994.[1] The cemetery was created to hold the remains of Chinese migrant laborers who came to Idaho to work as miners, though many of the bodies have since been exhumed and returned to China.[2][3]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Payette National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan" (PDF). United States Forest Service. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
- ^ "Asian Heritage in the National Park Service Cultural Resources Programs" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
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- Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Idaho
- Chinese-American history
- Chinese cemeteries
- Chinese-American culture in Idaho
- National Register of Historic Places in Idaho County, Idaho
- Payette National Forest