Oroville Chinese Cemetery
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Oroville Chinese Cemetery

Oroville, Butte County, California, USA

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In 1852, 20,000 Chinese immigrated to California in search of gold. Most of them were males without family. When a member of the Chinese community died, the ultimate goal was to return their bones to China to be buried with their family. They declared an area in their community to bury the bodies until they could later be exhumed and the bones returned to China. These cemeteries typically were operated by the Chinese. Today what is known as the Oroville Chinese Cemetery was originally not a part of Oroville. This site has been the Chinese Cemetery since 1903. Prior to that, the old Cemetery site was sold off for dredging and the bodies were relocated to the present Chinese Cemetery. In 1982, the City dedicated the Chinese Cemetery (inactive) as a point of historical interest in honor of the Chinese who contributed to the area's history.
In 1852, 20,000 Chinese immigrated to California in search of gold. Most of them were males without family. When a member of the Chinese community died, the ultimate goal was to return their bones to China to be buried with their family. They declared an area in their community to bury the bodies until they could later be exhumed and the bones returned to China. These cemeteries typically were operated by the Chinese. Today what is known as the Oroville Chinese Cemetery was originally not a part of Oroville. This site has been the Chinese Cemetery since 1903. Prior to that, the old Cemetery site was sold off for dredging and the bodies were relocated to the present Chinese Cemetery. In 1982, the City dedicated the Chinese Cemetery (inactive) as a point of historical interest in honor of the Chinese who contributed to the area's history.

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