On Whitesbridge Avenue (California Route 180) 0.3 miles west of James Road, on the left when traveling west.
Five miles southwesterly from this point, on both sides of Fresno
Slough, is the site of Fresno City. Fresno City gradually arose
at the head of navigation of Fresno Slough and existed from
approximately 1855 to 1875. The town served as a . . . — — Map (db m175903) HM
"Fresno" is the Spanish word for "Ash Tree." The first settlement to which the name was applied was "Fresno City," a station on the old Butterfield Stage Route located on Fresno Slough about one and one-half miles northwesterly from the present . . . — — Map (db m41007) HM
Here lies Captain Harry Love, who with a troop of twenty others, on July 25, 1853 allegedly killed bandits Joaquin Murrieta and Three Fingered Jack near Arroyo de Cantua, Fresno County, California.
Born in Vermont, Love first visited Alta . . . — — Map (db m24122) HM
Near Enterprise Way west of Mill Street, on the left when traveling west.
To quote the authors, Frank F. Latta, Arnold R. Rojas, and Bonnie Ketterl Kane, per Rancho El Tejon’s Mayordomo (Supervisor) of almost sixty years, Don Jose Jesus Lopez (J.J.), about Avelino Martinez; “He was a little dried up gnome of a man, so . . . — — Map (db m98873) HM
On Van Ness Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
From 1961 to 1975 the Hmong and other Lao people of the highlands of Laos helped the United States fight against Communism in Laos and Vietnam. On December 31, 1960, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower declared, "We cannot let Laos fall to the . . . — — Map (db m41022) HM
On Tollhouse Road at Pittman Hill Road, on the right when traveling east on Tollhouse Road.
This site was originally called Mechanicsville, gradually changing to Humphrey Station after Miles Humphreys' store. Miles Humphreys came to California to join his brother John after the Civil War and saw an opportunity by opening his store at this . . . — — Map (db m28272) HM
On Exposition Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.
Los Angeles' "Smithsonian"
To those who believe Los Angeles has no past - welcome to the Natural History Museum.
Here is California in the age of reptiles - not the Hollywood kinds, but the real thing, like the California . . . — — Map (db m216968) HM
On West Elm Street at 6th Street, on the left when traveling west on West Elm Street.
R.C. Baker
Memorial Museum
Richfield
Service Station
Built in Coalinga
On the corner of
Fifth and Glenn St.
1934
Restored in 2003
Moved to this location 2004
Restored by
Wayne James
and
The R.C. Baker Museum . . . — — Map (db m63890) HM
On Q Street at 15th Street, on the left when traveling south on Q Street.
Andrew Davidson Firebaugh was born in Virginia in 1823. He served with the Texas Mounted Riflemen in the Mexican War. Coming to California in 1849, he fought in the Mariposa Indian War under Major James D. Savage on the expedition that discovered . . . — — Map (db m229464) HM
Near South Maple Avenue south of East Edgar Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
The Father of Fresno Irrigation. He was born in New York State in 1819, became a blacksmith and emigrated to California in 1852. He came to Fresno County in 1868 and employed by A. Y. Easterby, built the first irrigation system for lush fields of . . . — — Map (db m127909) HM
On Trimmer Springs Road near East Belmont Road, on the left when traveling east.
"Yank" Hazelton, son of Joseph, a blacksmith, and Sophia Cleveland, was born in Coeyman, N.Y., in 1824. He emigrated to California through San Diego in 1853. He settled on this site and homesteaded this land in November, 1857, with his wife of 2 . . . — — Map (db m28069) HM
On East Front Street 0.2 miles west of Park Street, on the left.
On this 6 1/4 acre site, Libby, McNeill and Libby opened the San Joaquin Valley's largest cannery on July 18, 1911, less than four hectic months after the site was acquired and construction plans were announced. The initial construction cost was . . . — — Map (db m52240) HM
Near Railroad Highway 0.2 miles west of South 8th Road, on the left when traveling west.
Germans settled in Russia’s Volga River Valley beginning in 1762, when Catherine the Great launched an aggressive campaign to increase agricultural production. She promised Germans freedom of religion, free land or cash grants to obtain farm . . . — — Map (db m309188) HM
On East Cedar Avenue west of Coalinga Plaza ( North 5th Street), on the right when traveling east.
January 1905, Mrs. Anria Kerr invited ten lay friends to meet at her home to form the “Coalinga Ladies Improvement Club.” Their goal was to “promote harmony and improve social and civic needs.” In 1907 they joined the General . . . — — Map (db m64020) HM
On Fresno Street at O Street, on the right when traveling east on Fresno Street.
This Water Tower is dedicated to George M. Bowman in recognition for thirty-six years of dedicated service to the City of Fresno and for his accomplishments as a naval officer. He was the city's first chief engineer and became general manager of . . . — — Map (db m41071) HM
On North Mooney Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
This district was formed in 1889 and is considered the fourth oldest irrigation district in California. At the time of its founding it encompassed 32,500 acres and has since grown to 70,000 acres. The district delivers canal water to 230 farms and . . . — — Map (db m141915) HM
On Los Gatos Creek Road 14 miles west of Derrick Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
On the morning of January 28, 1948, a plane went down
across the road from this memorial Killing 28 Bracero
workers, 3 crew members and an immigration officer.
The plane crash was observed by convicts from the
Fresno County Road . . . — — Map (db m310096) HM
The site of Fort Miller (1851-1866) lies about one mile north and that of the pioneer town of Millerton (1851-1874) about one and one-half miles northwest on the then Visalia - Stockton Road. Both sites are now covered by the waters of Millerton . . . — — Map (db m47248) HM
On Pine Flat Road at Choinumni Park Road, on the right when traveling east on Pine Flat Road.
Upon the arrival of the white man early in the nineteenth century, a group of people were already here. These people called themselves Choinumni. According to the Choinumni, they have been in this area for thousands of years. Prior to the arrival of . . . — — Map (db m27998) HM
On Reed Avenue at Olson Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Reed Avenue.
Side A - North
Poole's Ferry
Most important of Kings River's earliest crossings, it was operated from 1851 - 1857 by William Campbell and John Poole 3 miles above this point. The ferry and its trading post served travelers and . . . — — Map (db m28844) HM
On Madsen Avenue 0.2 miles north of State Route 168, on the left when traveling north.
First services were held here under an arbor
in 1865. Building erected in 1868. Land donated
for church building by Sarah M. Simpson.
Sign erected in memory of those who have given their time to establish, preserve and maintain this place of . . . — — Map (db m124278) HM
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* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
