Jacksonville Chinese Quarter Site (35JA737) Data Recovery Excavations
Rising from the Ashes: Jacksonville Chinese Quarter Site (35JA737) Data Recovery Excavations By Chelsea Rose and Katie Johnson With contributions by Jaime L. Kennedy, Virginia Popper, Ray von Wandruszka, Kristine Madsen, Rachel Anderson, Elizabeth Harman, Morgan Spraul, and Sidney Hunter Findings: (+) Historic (35JA737) County: Jackson Township: 37S Range: 2W Section: 32 USGS 7.5’ Medford West 1983 Project Type: mitigation Project Acres: >1 SHPO Permit No.:1802 Accession Number: SOULA 2013.09 2016 Prepared for The Oregon Department of Transportation SOULA research report 2013.09 Acknowledgements The excavations at the Jacksonville Chinese Quarter were funded by the City of Jacksonville and the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT). The success of the Jacksonville Chinese Quarter Site Phase III project was made possible by the enthusiastic support and contributions of a large group of people and organizations. In particular, we would like to thank SOU students Jason Black, Emily Helmer, Logan Davis, Heidi Dawn, Kyle Crebbin, Sage King, and Jorden Peery for help with cleaning, sorting, organization, and preliminary research on the collection. Thanks to Kyle Crebbin and Heidi Dawn for metal conservation work. Artifact photography was done by Tyler Davis and Katie Johnson. Thanks also to ODOT archaeologist Jessica Bochart-Leusch for her help with all stages of the Chinese Quarter Project. We would like to thank Gayle Lewis, Carol Knapp, and Jeanena Whitewilson for their help in the excavation, public outreach, and ongoing stewardship of Jacksonville’s Chinese Quarter. Thanks also to La Fiesta, Thai House, Elan Guest Suites, and other local businesses who had to put up with our mess during our fieldwork.
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