National Register #84000759: Sam Choy Brick Store in Angels Camp, California

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National Register of Historic Places in Calaveras County, California

14 April 2008
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National Register #84000759
Sam Choy Brick Store
Bird Way
Angels Camp
Built Circa 1860

A plaque on the side of the building reads:

Chinatown

This building, once owned by Sam Choy, is the only building remaining from a large Chinese settlement here in early Gold Rush days. Now owned by city of Angel Camp.

Plaque dedicated 9-20-1980
By Matuca Chapter ECV.

According to The Virtual California Gold Country: Highway 49 Revisited Online, Sam Choy sold his building to the city of Angels Camp for use as a jail. It was so used until the laws were changed to require that prisons be attended at all times when occupied by prisoners.

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