Ah Toy Garden

Ah Toy Garden
Nearest city Along China Cr. near jct. with S. Fork Salmon R., Payette NF, Warren, Idaho
Coordinates 45°12′57″N 115°33′21″W / 45.21583°N 115.55583°W / 45.21583; -115.55583Coordinates: 45°12′57″N 115°33′21″W / 45.21583°N 115.55583°W / 45.21583; -115.55583
NRHP Reference # 90000893
Added to NRHP June 27, 1990

Ah Toy Garden is a garden located within Payette National Forest. The garden was established by the Chinese American community in order to grow fruits and vegetables to maintain a traditional Chinese diet while Chinese immigrant laborers worked in the mines. There are three other Chinese-American gardens in the Warren Mining District.[1][2]

The garden was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on June 27, 1990.[3]

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