Chinese Cemetery (Idaho)

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Chinese Cemetery
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LocationPayette National Forest, 0.5 miles northwest of Warren Wagon Rd. at B, Warren, Idaho, United States
Coordinates 45°16′22″N115°41′06″W / 45.27278°N 115.68500°W / 45.27278; -115.68500
Area12,410 acres (5,020 ha)
Built1800s
NRHP reference No. 94000270
Added to NRHPMarch 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]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Payette National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan" (PDF). United States Forest Service . Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  3. "Asian Heritage in the National Park Service Cultural Resources Programs" (PDF). National Park Service . Retrieved September 1, 2012.