Chinese Section
—1879 —
In 1879 there were 11 people in Tombstone of Chinese descent. By 1882 there were 250. The area between 2nd and 3rd and Allen and Toughnut was the area where they lived and had businesses, commonly called "Hoptown". The Chinese ran laundries, restaurants, grew vegetables and were laborers, houseboys, servants and prostitutes. Quong Kee began the famous Can Can Restaurant with partner Ah Lum. Ah Lum's wife, China Mary, was said to control "Hoptown". She was an employment broker who guaranteed that her employees would not cheat or steal. She also ran the opium dens and Chinese prostitution. At one point there was an Anti-Chinese League formed that asked residents to refuse to trade with Chinese owned businesses. In spite of this, many Chinese operated long term successful businesses. There is a Chinese section in Boot Hill Graveyard where China Mary and Quong Kee are buried.HM Number | HM2EZ9 |
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Year Placed | 2009 |
Placed By | Tombstone Restoration Commission |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Saturday, March 16th, 2019 at 2:03pm PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 12R E 588264 N 3508990 |
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Decimal Degrees | 31.71290000, -110.06845000 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 31° 42.774', W 110° 4.107' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 31° 42' 46.44" N, 110° 4' 6.42" W |
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