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Golden was home to North America’s first gurdwara

Detail of a fire insurance map for the Columbia River Lumber Co. The Sikh temple was among the buildings in yellow near top right. (Library and Archives Canada)

The first Sikh temple on the continent was in Golden, according to research by the local museum. It was in an unused structure provided by the Columbia River Lumber Company, where many South Asian men were employed beginning around 1903.

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