National Register of Historic Places

China Ditch

Myrtle Creek, Douglas County, Oregon
Listed
May 21, 1991
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
91000616

About this property

The China Ditch in Douglas County, in the U.S. state of Oregon, was a 30-mile (48 km) canal built in part by Chinese laborers to supply water for the hydraulic mining of gold. The Myrtle Creek Consolidated Hydraulic Gold Mining and Manufacturing Company began purchasing land for the ditch in 1890 and was bankrupt by 1894. Portions of the ditch, which carried water from Little River to North Myrtle Creek, remain visible, and an 11-mile (18 km) section is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Bureau of Land Management maintains a driving loop and hiking trail for touring the ditch and its works.

Location

Myrtle Creek, Douglas County, Oregon
43.15603, -123.08553

Categories

INDUSTRY
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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When was China Ditch listed on the National Register?

China Ditch was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 21, 1991.

What type of historic resource is China Ditch?

China Ditch is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for China Ditch?

The period of significance for China Ditch is recorded as the industrial era.

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