Our first hike is on Sunday at China Camp State Park in Marin. Not surprisingly, I've started geeking out: reading up online, etc. Of course, my first thought was, "What's with the name?" From the link above:
A Chinese shrimp-fishing village thrived on this site in the 1880s. Nearly 500 people, originally from Canton, China, lived in the village. In its heyday, there were three general stores, a marine supply store and a barber shop.
Fisherman by trade in their native country, they gravitated to the work they knew best. Over 90% of the shrimp they netted were dried and shipped to China or Chinese communities throughout the US.
Neat, eh?
Hopefully, I'll have photos up on Monday (but that might be overly ambitious!)
No comments:
Post a Comment