Locke, California was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. The town was built in a time of racism and prejudice against the Chinese, and served as an out of the way refuge for Chinese farm hands who lived in the area.
The original townsite was a collection of three Chinese owned buildings called Lockeport built in 191 [...]
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Locke, California – 1980s
Locke, California was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. The town was built in a time of racism and prejudice against the Chinese, and served as an out of the way refuge for Chinese farm hands who lived in the area.
The original townsite was a collection of three Chinese owned buildings called Lockeport built in 191 [...]
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