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Memorial rau Suav Cov Neeg Ua Haujlwm ntawm Lake Chabot

Ib tug txhais vaj huam sib luag ntawm Lake Chabot Regional Park tau mob siab rau cov neeg ua haujlwm Suav uas ua haujlwm ntawm Lake Chabot Dam.

Alameda County Historical Society dedicates lub vaj huam sib luag no rau: Ah Bing–41, Kim Yuen–29, Toy Sing–31, thiab Lock Sing–33, uas tuag sab nraum lub qhov dej no. Lub vaj huam sib luag no kuj tau mob siab rau cov neeg ua haujlwm suav tsis txheeb thiab tsis muaj npe Suav uas ua haujlwm ntawm Lake Chabot Dam los ntawm 1874 txog 1892.

Hauv xyoo 1888 thiab 1889 cov neeg ua haujlwm Suav tau khawb thiab dynamited 1,438 ko taw los ntawm pob zeb toj roob hauv pes los ua qhov dej ntws tawm. Cov dej ntws los ntawm lub pas dej hla dhau lub qhov, mus rau hauv 670-foot masonry lined kwj dej thiab tom qab ntawd rov qab mus rau San Leandro Creek. Nyob rau yav tsaus ntuj ntawm lub Cuaj Hlis 16, 1889, qhov tawg dynamite tua plaub tus neeg ua haujlwm Suav uas tab tom khawb tus kwj dej sab nraum lub qhov dej no. Thaum cov ntaub ntawv ntawm cov neeg ua haujlwm Suav tsis tshua muaj, lawv cov kev ua tiav tau loj heev. Siv cov cuab yeej siv tes xws li pickaxes thiab shovels, lawv tshem 333 daim av ntawm hav txwv yeem thiab ntoo, blasted 3,100 feet ntawm tunnels, ua ntau tshaj 15 mais ntawm txoj kev thiab 18 mais ntawm laj kab, thiab tsiv 600,000 cubic yards ntawm lub ntiaj teb. Cov neeg ua haujlwm Suav tsim Lake Chabot nrog kev ua haujlwm rov qab. Ua ntej tshaj plaws, peb hwm lawv txoj kev koom tes tseem ceeb rau keeb kwm keeb kwm ntawm California.

Memorial rau Suav Cov Neeg Ua Haujlwm ntawm Lake Chabot