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Chinese Pyre

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Chinese Pyre was used by the Wheatland Chinese Community during the 1870s–1890s for funeral ceremonies. The pyre was used to burn precious paper believed to release the spirit to go on. It was rebuilt in 1978 by the Wheatland Historical Society.
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