Name: Chinatown

 

County: Sweetwater

 

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Feature Type: Locale

 

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To defeat a miners' strike in 1875, the railroad hired Chinese workmen. By 1885 Chinatown (in Rock Springs) had nearly 1,200 inhabitants-more than the white settlement.

Source: Wyoming Guide    

 

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1:24000 Quadrangle: Unknown

 

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More Information: 

“To This We Dissented”: The Rock Springs Riot

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5043/

 

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