Chinese Cemetery Interpretive Panel Dedication Ceremony

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Chinese Cemetery Interpretive Panel Dedication Ceremony

The filmmakers behind the documentary The Bodies Beneath Us, the City of Missoula Historic Preservation Office, and Missoula Parks and Recreation invite the community to a ribbon-cutting ceremony to unveil a new interpretive panel in Sgt. Don Gregory Park.

The panel commemorates a long-overlooked cemetery in the Lower Rattlesnake, established in the late 1800s, where many members of Missoula's early Chinese community were buried. Until now, the site has remained unmarked.

Event Details

Date: Friday, June 6
Time: 1 - 2 p.m.
Location: Sgt. Don Gregory Park, 707 Van Buren St., Lower Rattlesnake
Parking: Lot available at the south end of Jackson Street

Speakers include:

• Paul Kim, researcher and filmmaker
• Mayor Andrea Davis
• City Councilor Daniel Carlino
• County Commissioner Dave Strohmaier 

Please join us in recognizing this vital piece of Missoula's history and the community efforts to honor it.