The Chinese Coolie
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member unimoggers
N 38° 54.136 W 121° 03.952
10S E 667716 N 4307709
The Chinese Coolie is dedicated to the Chinese immigrants who built the Transcontinental Railroad through the Sierra Mountains of California.
Waymark Code: WM573Z
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/22/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Pahaska_1
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Fox created the statue, according to the plaque, as "a tribute to the historical significance of the Chinese worker in the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad through the Sierra Mountains of California."

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Sector of the workforce: railroad laborers

Created or Donated by which group: by Auburn dentist Kenneth H. Fox
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