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May 1, 2008

Eastern Oregon museum reopening after $1.5M renovation

  • The Kam Wah Chung museum houses an intact store and apothecary that operated during the gold rush for Chinese mine workers, pioneers and others from the John Day area.

    • JOHN DAY, Ore. (AP) — Closed for most of the last 18 months, the Kam Wah Chung museum will celebrate its reopening Saturday following a $1.5 million renovation.

    The Kam Wah Chung & Co. building served for decades as the cultural center of Eastern Oregon's Chinese community. The building is two blocks from John Day's main street and houses the intact store and apothecary operated by doctor Ing Hay and businessman Lung On from 1887 until their deaths in the mid-20th century.


     
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