"Rebuilding" Chinatown in The Dalles, Oregon
Author(s): Eric B. Gleason
Year: 2015
Summary
Uncovered during ongoing efforts to restore the last standing Chinese operated laundry and merchandise store in The Dalles, Oregon, test excavation at site 35WS453 has exposed the deep roots of a largely vanished community. The thick stratified deposits at the site are the product of nearly a century’s worth of intensive occupation, followed by a long period of near abandonment. By coupling archival research with the archaeological record, we are gaining a clearer understanding of the site setting, its context as part of the development of The Dalles, and the lifeways of a segment of overseas Chinese community following the passage of the Exclusion Act.
Cite this Record
"Rebuilding" Chinatown in The Dalles, Oregon. Eric B. Gleason. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, Seattle, Washington. 2015 ( tDAR id: 433890)
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Keywords
General
Chinese
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Exclusion
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The Dalles
Geographic Keywords
North America
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United States of America
Temporal Keywords
1870-1940
Spatial Coverage
min long: -129.199; min lat: 24.495 ; max long: -66.973; max lat: 49.359 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology
Record Identifiers
PaperId(s): 167