One of the "Oldest Bars in the West"
Dominique Bordagaray was born in St. Jean Pied de Port, Basses Pyrenees, France. Immigrated to the United States in 1893. Moved to Fresno Co. in 1895 and worked as a sheepherder until 1908. He established a sheep shearing camp at "Turk", 9 miles east of Coalinga. Here he became the first man to use modern sheep shearing clippers. He homesteaded 140 acres 11 miles east of Coalinga. He also bought 6 lots on "C" street near Fifth. In 1904 he built a row of store buildings in Coalinga, one was a French laundry where he met his wife, Louisa Devaures. They were married in 1905. Their wedding was held at the Sullivan Hotel, another early Coalinga landmark. In 1913 with a partner he took over ownership of "Jack's Place on Whiskey Row". Later he started a tavern and rooming house on Fifth St. in 1917. This Tavern remained until the earthquake of 1983. One of the| HM Number | HM17IL |
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| Placed By | Coalinga Lions Club |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Saturday, October 11th, 2014 at 1:21pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 10S E 737565 N 4002650 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 36.13950000, -120.35975000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 36° 8.37', W 120° 21.585' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 36° 8' 22.20" N, 120° 21' 35.10" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 559 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 160 Coalinga Plaza, Coalinga CA 93210, US |
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