Chung Wah Cemetery
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chung-wah-cemetery-322-12395453
title:
Chung Wah Cemetery
text:
The Chung Wah Cemetery, also known as China Mission-Chung Wah Chinese Cemetery, in Folsom, California is a cemetery from 1906. The city of Folsom had a thriving Chinese community of about 3,000 that was drawn by the gold mining in the area. The size and shape of the cemetery suggests that it was not planned well. Graves were reportedly dug wherever there was room, with no specific orientation or layout. The Chung Wah cemetery served Chinese immigrants of the Heungshan dialect while another local
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description:
Historic cemetery in Folsom, California
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chung_Wah_Cemetery
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date modified:
2023-09-03T06:12:04Z
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fields total:
13
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