Walnut Grove Japanese-American Historic District - Walnut Grove, CA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

Japanese have lived in this community since 1914. The Japanese community earned retail store in the community, including a tofu shop. During WWII, racial segregation took place and children of Asian decent where schooled in different schools than the whites.

Today the Japantown is small, with narrow streets and some Japanese businesses still in operation.

Street address: Bounded by Winnie St., Tyler St., C St., and River Rd. Walnut Grove, CA USA County / Borough / Parish: Sacramento Year listed: 1990 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Periods of significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924 Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion Current function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape Privately owned?: yes Season start / Season finish: From: 04/06/2016 To: 10/06/2016 Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 1: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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Date Logged Log User Rating   04/06/2016 sbcamper visited it