Wednesday, March 12, 2008
For years, the site of an early Chinatown in San Jose lay covered under an asphalt at the city's corporation work area, but on March 15 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. the public has been invited to this archaeological excavation open house for the site at Taylor between Sixth and Seventh streets.
Archaeologists will unearth areas of the site in search of clues of daily life in the settlement known as Heinlenville, which was home to 2,000 Chinese immigrants from 1887 to the 1930s. San Jose's first Chinatown, that was located at the Market and San Fernando streets, was ruined by fire in 1887. A German immigrant, John Heinlein; helped the Chinese merchants to move on land he owned at Sixth and Taylor Streets.
"This archaeological excavation will offer the community an opportunity to learn more about Heinlenville, the last of San Jose's historic Chinatowns, and the history of the Chinese in our community," said Mayor Chuck Reed. Some of the planned activities will include limited guided tours, displays of artifacts, presentations from local historians and archaeologists and an opportunity to see the crew members at work. Tours of the excavation area and field laboratory and will be conducted hourly.
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