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

The Electric Railroad

Photographed by Dr. Samuel Gregg George Chapter No. 1855 E Clampus Vitus

1. The Electric Railroad Marker

Inscription. Exeter has been the terminal for the Visalia Electric Railroad, the first 15-cycle alternating current rail line in North America, since its start in 1905 with Southern Pacific Railroad, which created the town in 1888, and the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, which came in 1912. Exeter led the county in passenger arrival-departures until the Visalia Electric discontinued its passenger cars in 1924. These three railroads greatly contributed to the agricultural prosperity of the Exeter District.

Erected 1984 by Dr. Samuel Gregg George Chapter 1855 E Clampus Vitus.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list.

Location. 36° 18.053′ N, 119° 8.163′ W. Marker is in Exeter, California, in Tulare County. It is at the intersection of East Walnut Street (Highway 65) and Detective Kent Haws Memorial Highway, on the right when traveling south on East Walnut Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Exeter CA 93221, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: San Joaquin Roller Mill (approx. 2½ miles away); Farmersville (approx. 3.9 miles away); Venice School (approx. 4.3 miles away); Packwood Station (approx. 4½ miles away); Tulare County Election Tree (approx. 4.6 miles away); Cairns Corner Olive Trees (approx. 6.2 miles away); Butterfield Overland Mail Route (approx. 7 miles away); Fremont Trail (approx. 7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Exeter.

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2. The Electric Railroad Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 1, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 26, 2019, by Frank Gunshow Sanchez of Hollister, California. This page has been viewed 1,012 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 26, 2019, by Frank Gunshow Sanchez of Hollister, California. 2. submitted on October 30, 2019, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.

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