Chowchilla in Madera County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Chowchilla Union High School

1916 - 2016

Photographed by Grub-Gulch Chapter 41-49

1. Chowchilla Union High School Marker

Inscription. The original high school cost approximately $50,000 and was accredited to a university. The structure was later demolished in 1976.
September 11,1916 14 students presented themselves at the opening of Chowchilla Union High School in first and second year courses.

Dedicated to all who attended and served Chowchilla Union High School.

Erected 2016 by Grub Gulch Chapter 41-49 E Clampus Vitus.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 11, 1916.

Location. 37° 6.971′ N, 120° 15.772′ W. Marker is in Chowchilla, California, in Madera County. It is on Humboldt Avenue south of South 8th Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 805 Humboldt Avenue, Chowchilla CA 93610, 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 16 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Railroads of Chowchilla (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Railroads of Chowchilla (approx. ¼ mile away); Mammoth Orange (approx. 5.4 miles away); Hardpan (approx. 5.4 miles away); Dairyland School

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(approx. 7.3 miles away); Dixieland School (approx. 7.6 miles away); Berenda (approx. 8.1 miles away); Madera to Yosemite Stage Route (approx. 15½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chowchilla.

Chowchilla Union High School and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, May 3, 2022

2. Chowchilla Union High School and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 15, 2020, by Frank Gunshow Sanchez of Hollister, California. This page has been viewed 688 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 15, 2020. 2. submitted on May 6, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.