Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Farm Colony
The Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Farm Colony is believed to be the first permanent Japanese settlement in North America and the only settlement by samurai outside of Japan.Photo: NoeHill, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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- Type: Agricultural land
- Also known as: “Wakamatsu Farm”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Coloma and Rescue.
Coloma
Photo: Swampyank, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Coloma is a small town in El Dorado County in California's Gold Country region. It was home to Sutter's Mill, the site where the California Gold Rush began after gold was discovered in 1848.
Rescue
Hamlet
Rescue is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California. It is located north-northwest of Shingle Springs and north-northeast of Cameron Park. Rescue is situated 5 miles southwest of Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Farm Colony.
Placerville
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Placerville is a town in El Dorado County in California's Gold Country. It was a key supply hub during the Gold Rush, and was California's third-largest town when it was incorporated in 1857.
Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Farm Colony
- Categories: farm, historic site, and agriculture
- Location: El Dorado County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.76745° or 38° 46′ 3″ northLongitude
-120.88579° or 120° 53′ 9″ westOpen location code
84CXQ487+XMOpenStreetMap ID
node 9111960886OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmlandWikidata ID
Q11616376
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Japanese—“Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Farm Colony” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Farm Colony”
- Japanese: “若松コロニー”
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