Chinese Cemetery (Idaho)

Chinese Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Payette 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
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

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. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 29, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
3. "Asian Heritage in the National Park Service Cultural Resources Programs" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 20, 2005. Retrieved September 1, 2012.

External links

• Warren Chinese Cemetery
• Chinese Cemetery at Find a Grave