Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site

[MonikaC]

John Day, OR was the site of a sizable Chinatown in the late 1800s. One, Lung On, ran a grocery and another, "Doc" Hay practiced Chinese medicine. They shared a building that housed the grocery, which initially catered to the Chinese miners but later on catered to the white settlers in the are, and also the Chinese herbal apothecary. "Doc" Hay was a renowned herbalist and people came from neighboring states to be treated by him. His prescriptions are being slowly translated by an acupuncture college in Portland, but because there are 30+ years of them, it will take a very long time. Tours of the building are free and, as you can see, many of the goods were left as they were, just like Bodie in the Eastern Sierras.,

 

[AlanLichty]

This is a really cool place. I saw signs for this when I went through John Day last spring but missed where I was supposed to turn to get there.

Now that I have seen this set of images I am bummed I missed it. Glad to see they have preserved it all.

 

[MonikaC]

This is a really cool place. I saw signs for this when I went through John Day last spring but missed where I was supposed to turn to get there.

Now that I have seen this set of images I am bummed I missed it. Glad to see they have preserved it all.

You'll have to stop the next time you go through John Day. The store/apothecary can only be seen on tours, which are free, but only run at certain times. They limit the number of people who can go through at one time.

 

[JimFox]

What an interesting place Monika, I am glad that you stopped by there. It's so cool that it's so well preserved with individual items like Bodie is.

 

[Anatoly]

Interesting place, nice set of pictures!
Thank you!

 

[Bob Denton]

Very interesting

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Fascinating series, Monika. I love looking at antiques.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Great series.

 

[MonikaC]

Fascinating series, Monika. I love looking at antiques.

At 1am?