Ah Toy Garden | |
Nearest city | Along China Cr. near jct. with S. Fork Salmon R., Payette NF, Warren, Idaho |
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Coordinates | 45°12′57″N115°33′21″W / 45.21583°N 115.55583°W |
NRHP reference No. | 90000893 |
Added to NRHP | June 27, 1990 |
Ah Toy Garden is a garden located within Payette National Forest. The garden was established by the Chinese American community in order to grow fruits and vegetables to maintain a traditional Chinese diet while Chinese immigrant laborers worked in the mines. There are three other Chinese-American gardens in the Warren Mining District. [1] [2]
The garden was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on June 27, 1990. [3]
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