Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In the Silverton Hillside Cemetery stands a gravestone dedicated to the Chinese community that lived in Silverton in the late 19th century. At the time, they were the only ethnic group denied burial in the cemetery.
Chinese immigrants arrived in Silverton during the 1880s mining boom, working mainly in restaurants and laundries.
In 1902, a violent attack drove most of the Chinese community out of town.
Today, only a few physical traces of the community remain: an opium weight and an opium bed preserved at the local museum.
Reporting by Ziyi Xu.
#silverton
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In the Silverton Hillside Cemetery stands a gravestone dedicated to the Chinese community that lived in Silverton in the late 19th century. At the time, they were the only ethnic group denied burial in the cemetery.
Chinese immigrants arrived in Silverton during the 1880s mining boom, working mainly in restaurants and laundries.
In 1902, a violent attack drove most of the Chinese community out of town.
Today, only a few physical traces of the community remain: an opium weight and an opium bed preserved at the local museum.
Reporting by Ziyi Xu.
#silverton
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