Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site

State Historic Site · Oregon · Oregon Parks and Recreation Department

1 acres

Park Overview A Chinese medical clinic, general store, community center and residence, Kam Wah Chung gives you an incomparable glimpse into the past. This remarkable site, a National Historic Landmark, is located in the town of John Day, and includes the historic building and a separate interpretive center. The historic building was built around 1866. This tiny, unassuming building became home to two Chinese immigrants, Ing "Doc" Hay and Lung On in 1888. Both became locally famous: Lung On as a general store proprietor and businessman, and "Doc" Hay as a practitioner of herbal medicine. For ov