China Camp - San Rafael, CA
Posted by: saopaulo1
N 38° 00.046 W 122° 27.692
10S E 547275 N 4206036
The village of China Camp.
Waymark Code: WMH06C
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/30/2013
Views: 2
"A Chinese shrimp-fishing village thrived on this site in the 1880s. Nearly 500 people, originally from Canton, China, lived in the village. In its heyday, there were three general stores, a marine supply store and a barber shop. The village was used extensively in the filming of the 1955 movie Blood Alley starring John Wayne. Today the fishing village is maintained by the Park Service, with the help of Frank Quan, a descendent of one of the original residents, who lives there." ( visit link)
Street address: 247 N. San Pedro Dr San Rafael, C USA
County / Borough / Parish: Marin
Year listed: 1979
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Historic function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Landscape
Privately owned?: no
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
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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