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CHL No. 802 Ah Louis Store - San Luis Obispo

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NO. 802 AH LOUIS STORE - Ah Louis' Store, established in 1874, was the first Chinese store in the county. It sold general merchandise and herbs and served as a bank, counting house, and post office for the numerous Chinese coolies who dug the eight tunnels through the Mountains of Cuesta for the Southern Pacific Railroad, 1884 to 1894.

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800 Palm St at Chorro St, San Luis Obispo
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CHL #802 Ah Louis Store