A.P. May Inc.

A.P. May Inc. (HM17J4)

Location: Coalinga, CA 93210 Fresno County
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Country: United States of America
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N 36° 8.343', W 120° 21.553'

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1903 - 1973

A.P. May migrated from England in 1884, homesteaded at the mouth of Los Gatos Creek, in 1888 was one of the first to open a store in Coalinga. The store is now Coalinga Hardware.
He started the store on a very small scale in the early part of 1894, on Front Street across from the railroad. The town consisted of one saloon, post office, the Sorroca Hotel, the Jackson Hotel, and a few residences.
In 1897 he married Stella D. Kerr, built a home on the corner of Fifth and Elm. He thought it was far enough away from the business district.
The brick store was built in 1902, and in 1903 he put up the row of brick stores along Fifth Street to Lacey's Cafe. He built the two-story part of the store, on Fifth Street, in 1905. The second story being used as apartments.
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HM NumberHM17J4
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Placed ByCoalinga Lions Club
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Date Added Sunday, October 5th, 2014 at 1:14am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10S E 737614 N 4002602
Decimal Degrees36.13905000, -120.35921667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 8.343', W 120° 21.553'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 8' 20.58" N, 120° 21' 33.18" W
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Area Code(s)559
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 101-199 W Forest Ave, Coalinga CA 93210, US
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