Kam Wah Chung Company Building, Chinese heritage museum in John Day, Oregon
The Kam Wah Chung Company Building contains seven rooms filled with artifacts, including Chinese herbs, medical instruments, and trading goods from the 1800s.
Built in 1865 as a supply depot, the structure became a Chinese medical clinic and general store under the ownership of Ing Hay and Lung On in 1887.
The museum preserves the largest collection of Chinese medicine materials and merchant goods from the post-Civil War period in the American West.
Visitors can explore the original furnishings, medicinal herbs, and personal belongings that remained untouched for two decades after the building closed in 1948.
The structure remains exactly as Doc Hay and Lung On left it, with over 500 varieties of Chinese herbs stored in traditional wooden drawers and glass jars.
Location: John Day
GPS coordinates: 44.41869,-118.95691
Latest update: March 3, 2025 08:41
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