Bodie - Part 15 "Touring The Tracy House In China Town"

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Published Oct 10, 2016

Chinatown was segregated within Bodie as many Chinese laborers came from Southern China to find work in the United States. Although they lived seperately from the white folk in town they did maintain many of their traditions. This home was perhaps one of the largest within China town. The Chinese worked to make Charcoal, transport lumber to be used at the mines and for heating. They also grew vegetables and operated many of their own business. The Chinese had their own Taoist Temple, Stores, Gambling Halls, Laundry and Opium Houses. The Tracy House today contains some relics of the past such as an old desk and kettles. However today the home is overran with rodents and will never be restored to its former glory again.