Editing Winnemucca, Nevada (section)

===Chinatown===
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Winnemucca had a vibrant Chinatown.  The Chinese originally came to the area as workers on the transcontinental [[Central Pacific Railroad]], which reached Winnemucca in 1868. Some remained or returned to settle.

During the 1890s, around 400 Chinese formed a community in the town. Among their prominent buildings was the Joss House on Baud Street, a place of worship and celebration. In 1911, the community was visited by [[Sun Yat-Sen]], later to become Chinese president. He was on a fund-raising tour of the United States to help the [[Xinhai Revolution]].<ref>Chew, James R. "Boyhood Days in Winnemucca, 1901–1910." ''Nevada Historical Society Quarterly'' 1998 41(3): 206–209. {{ISSN|0047-9462}}</ref>

The Joss House, the last structure associated with Chinatown, was demolished on March 8, 1955, by order of the Winnemucca City Council.<ref>{{cite news | title = Humboldt Pioneers effort to save famed Joss House rebuffed by City Council | date = January 7, 1955 | url = https://newspaperarchive.com/reno-evening-gazette/1955-01-07/page-8 | work = Reno Evening Gazette | page = 8 | access-date = June 7, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first = Stanley | last = Miller | title = Baud Street Winnemucca | date = Sep 1963 | url = http://mydesertmagazine.com/files/196309-DesertMagazine-1963-September.pdf | work = Desert Magazine | page = 23 | access-date = June 7, 2012 | archive-date = December 2, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111202104635/http://www.mydesertmagazine.com/files/196309-DesertMagazine-1963-September.pdf | url-status = dead }}</ref>