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A view of the fishing village at China Camp State Park near San Rafael, California. The village started around 1880 w/ a population of 500 Chinese-Americans who originated from Canton, China. They had operated a shrimp business to be netted & shipped back to China & other Chinese communites in the US. Following the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act there was a growing animosity towards the Chinese felt throughout San Francisco that many had left & settled here, to which the village once peaked at 10,000 people. Today most of the buildings are gone however these few remain, as well as this dock & replicated boats. There is a small museum & the entire area is set aside as a state park w/ many hiking trails.
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