Locke Historical Chinese Town 1
by Joyce Dickens
Title
Locke Historical Chinese Town 1
Artist
Joyce Dickens
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Photograph - Fine Art Photography
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Captured in the wonderful historical community of Locke in October, 2016. Per Wikipedia: Locke (traditional Chinese: 樂居; simplified Chinese: 乐居; pinyin: Lčjū; Jyutping: Lok6geoi1), also known as Locke Historic District, is an unincorporated community in California's Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta built by Chinese immigrants during the early 20th century. It was originally named Lockeport after George Locke, who owned the land that the town was built upon at a time when Chinese people were not allowed to own land. Locke is located in the primarily agricultural region south of Sacramento, California, near State Route 160. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 and further was designated a National Historic Landmark District in 1990 due to its unique example of a historic Chinese American rural community
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October 30th, 2016
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