Site of Ah Louis Store

Site of Ah Louis Store (HMAOK)

Location: San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 San Luis Obispo County
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Country: United States of America
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N 35° 16.892', W 120° 39.85'

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Here in 1874 was established Ah Louis Store. The first Chinese store in the county, it sold general merchandise and herbs and served as a bank counting house and post office for the numerous Chinese coolies who dug the eight tunnels through the mountains of Cuesta for the Southern Pacific Railroad, 1884 to 1894.
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HM NumberHMAOK
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Marker Number802
Year Placed1965
Placed ByCalifornia State Park Commission in cooperation with the San Luis Obispo Historical Society and the sons and daughters of Ah Louis
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, September 7th, 2014 at 12:10am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)10S E 712435 N 3906766
Decimal Degrees35.28153333, -120.66416667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 35° 16.892', W 120° 39.85'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds35° 16' 53.52" N, 120° 39' 51.00" W
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Area Code(s)805, 858
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 800 Palm St, San Luis Obispo CA 93401, US
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