Porterville in Tulare County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Welcome to the Tule River Indian-Reservation

Photographed by Denise Boose, February 14, 2014

1. Welcome to the Tule River Indian-Reservation Marker

Inscription. Home of the Tule River Yokuts, founded in 1873 by Executive Order of President Ulysses Grant. Totaling 56,396 acres, elevation range from 900 to 7,500 feet. The reservation is governed by the Tule River Tribal Council consisting of nine elected tribal members. All visitors must observe and comply with Tule River Tribal Laws.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #18 Ulysses S. Grant series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1873.

Location. 36° 1.246′ N, 118° 49.218′ W. Marker is in Porterville, California, in Tulare County. It is on N Reservation Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: N Reservation Drive, Porterville CA 93257, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Joaquin Valley,

specifically in the Central Valley,

and in the Sierra Nevada.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tule River Indian Reservation (here, next to this marker); Citrus South Tule School (approx. 5.1 miles away); Success Dam and Lake (approx. 5.8 miles away); Treaty of 1851 (approx. 6 miles away); The Citrus School Bell (approx. 7.1 miles away); Daunt (approx. 7.1 miles away); Elster Building

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(approx. 7.6 miles away); a different marker also named Tule River Indian Reservation (approx. 8.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Porterville.

Photographed by Denise Boose, February 14, 2014

2. Welcome to the Tule River Indian-Reservation Marker

Petrified wood. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Denise Boose, February 14, 2014

3. Petrified wood.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 27, 2018. It was originally submitted on June 23, 2018, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. This page has been viewed 943 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 23, 2018, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.