Chinese Cemetery (Idaho) Explained

Chinese Cemetery
Location:Payette National Forest, 0.5 miles northwest of Warren Wagon Rd. at B, Warren, Idaho, United States
Coordinates:45.2728°N -115.685°W
Built:1800s
Added:March 29, 1994
Refnum:94000270

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. 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.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Payette National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan . United States Forest Service. 2012-09-01.
  2. Web site: Asian Heritage in the National Park Service Cultural Resources Programs . National Park Service. 2012-09-01.