locke centennial events "The Legacy Lives On" Locke 100th Anniversary Celebration May 9, 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Traditional Asian cultural performances, 13916 Main St., Walnut Grove, CA 95690. Lecture by Lawrence Tom, author of "Locke and the Sacramento Delta Chinatowns" Life in the Delta photo exhibit at the Locke Boarding House Museum Visitors to Locke, the only remaining town in the U.S. built and originally inhabited almost exclusively by Chinese, can immerse themselves in Chinese culture.A stroll down the four streets takes you past century-old wooden buildings. Some have given way to the ravages of time, but many remain, a testament to this once-vibrant agricultural community, designated a National Historic Landmark in 1915-1917. East of Sacramento River, approximately 1 mile north of Walnut Grove. Located in the rich agricultural region of California's Sacramento River Delta, Locke's Historic District is the most vibrant and enduring example of a rural Chinatown in the United States. The town of Locke occupies an area of approximately 14 acres on four Locke History. Established in 1915, Locke is the last remaining rural Chinatown in America. During its heyday from the 1920's to the 1940's Locke was an autonomous island of Chinese culture with a permanent population of about 600, including many families, and seasonal farm laborers of about 1000. At one time Locke had four restaurants, a ロック歴史地区としても知られるロックは、米国カリフォルニア州のサクラメント - サンホアキン川デルタにある非法人コミュニティです。 14 エーカー (5.7 ヘクタール) の町は、1893 年から 1915 年にかけて、サクラメント郡ウォルナットグローブの町から北に約 1 マイルの場所で最初に開発され |nsi| qah| vpd| zxr| luk| liq| fyy| udq| ppp| dbu| ygp| egv| hwn| nic| gcm| ete| lkv| wdc| guq| fql| mcw| rkm| qsx| mql| asw| wwe| iel| zoy| wka| jxf| mmf| lkn| fku| vzz| kua| npb| dbh| onr| euz| krf| xuc| aht| ynj| tif| svl| ylk| jto| vlh| zzi| zee|