THE CHINESE WORKERS MUSEUM

CARSON CITY, NV

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The Chinese Workers Museum in Carson City, NV, is a historical museum dedicated to preserving the contributions made by Chinese laborers in building the Transcontinental Railroad. The museum, located in the heart of the city, is a small but informative exhibit that showcases the life and work of Chinese workers who labored tirelessly to construct the Central Pacific Railroad in the late 1800s.

The museum features a collection of artifacts, photographs, and historical documents that highlight the struggles and achievements of Chinese laborers during this time. Visitors can view exhibits that display the workers' living conditions, their work tools, and clothing. The museum also features interactive exhibits that allow visitors to experience what it was like to work on the railroad.

The Chinese Workers Museum also offers educational programs and events that focus on the history and culture of Chinese immigrants in the United States. The museum serves as a tribute to the thousands of Chinese workers who were instrumental in building the Transcontinental Railroad, a feat that revolutionized transportation and helped shape the future of the West.

Overall, The Chinese Workers Museum is a must-visit for anyone interested in learning about the important role Chinese immigrants played in the development of the United States.

THE CHINESE WORKERS MUSEUM is a Uncategorized or General Museum in CARSON CITY NV. US MID #8403200118

The museum is classed as GMU (Uncategorized or General Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Western (Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington).

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Salsola tragus - prickly Russian thistle Prickly Russian thistle growing along a trail near Arrowcreek Parkway, southwest Reno, Washoe County, Nevada. Individuals of this population produce wings of the fruiting calyx that are either reddish or whitish. Branching occurs most along the upper stem regions (i.e., no cruciform basal branching in this population).
Salsola tragus - prickly Russian thistle Prickly Russian thistle growing along a trail near Arrowcreek Parkway, southwest Reno, Washoe County, Nevada. Individuals of this population produce wings of the fruiting calyx that are either reddish or whitish. Branching occurs most along the upper stem regions (i.e., no cruciform basal branching in this population).
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus - yellow rabbitbrush Yellow (or green) rabbitbrush growing in the open understory of Jeffrey Pine forest along Whites Creek, Carson Range, Washoe County, Nevada. Twisted strap-shaped leaves are in part diagnostic of this rabbitbrush species. Yellow rabbitbrush usually occurs more out in the open (e.g., it is abundant in recently burned Wyoming big sagebrush steppe) but here it is sporadic in the lower elevation understory of the Carson Range.
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus - yellow rabbitbrush Yellow (or green) rabbitbrush growing in the open understory of Jeffrey Pine forest along Whites Creek, Carson Range, Washoe County, Nevada. Twisted strap-shaped leaves are in part diagnostic of this rabbitbrush species. Yellow rabbitbrush usually occurs more out in the open (e.g., it is abundant in recently burned Wyoming big sagebrush steppe) but here it is sporadic in the lower elevation understory of the Carson Range.
Ericameria nauseosa - rubber rabbitbrush With a shrubby growth habit, predilection to regularly disturbed sites (i.e., roadsides), twigs covered with a felt-like tomentum, and flowering heads comprising about five flowers and surrounded by involucral bracts in a distinctly graduated series, this has to be Ericameria nauseosa or rubber rabbitbrush. The long cylindrical flowering heads with each involucral bract having a recurved tip is most distinctive. This site lies along North Timberline Drive between Whites and Thomas Creeks, southwest Reno, Washoe County, Nevada.
Ericameria nauseosa - rubber rabbitbrush With a shrubby growth habit, predilection to regularly disturbed sites (i.e., roadsides), twigs covered with a felt-like tomentum, and flowering heads comprising about five flowers and surrounded by involucral bracts in a distinctly graduated series, this has to be Ericameria nauseosa or rubber rabbitbrush. The long cylindrical flowering heads with each involucral bract having a recurved tip is most distinctive. This site lies along North Timberline Drive between Whites and Thomas Creeks, southwest Reno, Washoe County, Nevada.
Ericameria nauseosa - rubber rabbitbrush With a shrubby growth habit, predilection to regularly disturbed sites (i.e., roadsides), twigs covered with a felt-like tomentum, and flowering heads comprising about five flowers and surrounded by involucral bracts in a distinctly graduated series, this has to be Ericameria nauseosa or rubber rabbitbrush. The long cylindrical flowering heads with each involucral bract having a recurved tip is most distinctive. This site lies along North Timberline Drive between Whites and Thomas Creeks, southwest Reno, Washoe County, Nevada.
Ericameria nauseosa - rubber rabbitbrush With a shrubby growth habit, predilection to regularly disturbed sites (i.e., roadsides), twigs covered with a felt-like tomentum, and flowering heads comprising about five flowers and surrounded by involucral bracts in a distinctly graduated series, this has to be Ericameria nauseosa or rubber rabbitbrush. The long cylindrical flowering heads with each involucral bract having a recurved tip is most distinctive. This site lies along North Timberline Drive between Whites and Thomas Creeks, southwest Reno, Washoe County, Nevada.
Arctostaphylos patula - greenleaf manzanita Greenleaf manzanita growing in Jeffrey Pine open understory in the Whites Creek drainage, Carson Range, Washoe County, Nevada. Peeling bark is characteristic of many woody Ericaceae from the Pacific cordillera.
Arctostaphylos patula - greenleaf manzanita Greenleaf manzanita growing in Jeffrey Pine open understory in the Whites Creek drainage, Carson Range, Washoe County, Nevada. Peeling bark is characteristic of many woody Ericaceae from the Pacific cordillera.
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CHINESE WORKERS MUSEUM
318 N CARSON ST STE 208
CARSON CITY
NV
89701-4269

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THE CHINESE WORKERS MUSEUM Information

MID # 8403200118
Name CHINESE WORKERS MUSEUM
Alternate Name THE CHINESE WORKERS MUSEUM
Classification Uncategorized or General Museums, , Western
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) 830415133
NTEECC A50
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM)
INCOME 0
REVENUE 0
LAT/LONG 39.165376, -119.767072
CODES FIPS State Code: 32
FIPS County Code: 510
US Census Tract: 000100
US Census Block: 1107