Chinese Dig 26-Mile Ditch Near Myrtle Creek, Ore.

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Between 1890 and 1894, some 200 Chinese laborers helped dig a 26-mile ditch in the hills north of Myrtle Creek,, Ore. Today, it is known as the China Ditch and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Episode

2191

Date

Mon, 07/15/2013 - 17:00

Author

Kernan Turner