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Kam Wah Chung & Co. Museum
Historic museum in Oregon, USA / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Kam Wah Chung & Co. Museum, also known as Kam Wah Chung Company Building, is a state park and a National Historic Landmark that preserves early Chinese culture in John Day in the U.S. state of Oregon.[2] Built in the 1865 by George Hazeltine as a supply depot or stagecoach stop along the Dalles-Canyon City wagon road.,[3] it is the best-preserved example of a Chinese herbal apothecary and mercantile establishment dating to the post-Civil War period of growth in the Western United States.[4]
Quick Facts Kam Wah Chung Heritage Site 金華昌藥店歷史地點, Type ...
Kam Wah Chung Heritage Site 金華昌藥店歷史地點 | |
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![]() Kam Wah Chung building | |
Type | Public, state |
Location | Grant County, Oregon |
Nearest city | John Day |
Coordinates | 44°25′07″N 118°57′25″W |
Area | 0.42 acres (0.17 ha)[1] |
Operated by | Oregon Parks and Recreation Department |
Kam Wah Chung Company Building | |
Built | 1866 |
NRHP reference No. | 73001575 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | March 20, 1973 |
Designated NHL | September 20, 2005[2] |
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Chinese | 金華昌藥店歷史地點 | ||||||||||
Literal meaning | Kam Wah Chung Pharmacy Historic Site | ||||||||||
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