NoeHill Travels in California
Historic Sites and Points of Interest in Yuba County
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22 September 2013
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Chinese Pyre
4865 Wheatland Road
Wheatland
4865 Wheatland Road
Wheatland
The inscription reads:
Chinese Pyre was used by the Wheatland Chinese Community during the 1870s - 1890s for funeral ceremonies. The pyre was used to burn precious paper believed to release the spirit to go on.
Rebuilt in 1978 by the Wheatland Historical Society.