Knowles

Knowles (HMMIJ)

Location: Raymond, CA 93653 Madera County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 12.417', W 119° 53.35'

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Founded by Frederick Erwin Knowles who bought the land from Frank Ducy and who organized the Raymond Granite Company in what had been referred to as
"Ducys Rock Pile"
In 1899, the Raymond Granite Company built a spur track from the quarry to the main at Raymond. The Railroad was called the "Knowles Spur" and the community was named "Knowles"
Mr Knowles built a school house in 1891 and in 1892, Fresno County took over the school. In 1893 the county was divided and the district became part of Madera County.
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HM NumberHMMIJ
Series This marker is part of the E Clampus Vitus series
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Year Placed1989
Placed ByE Clampus Vitus
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, September 10th, 2014 at 4:12am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11S E 243602 N 4121741
Decimal Degrees37.20695000, -119.88916667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 12.417', W 119° 53.35'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 12' 25.02" N, 119° 53' 21.00" W
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Area Code(s)559
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 35890-35898 Rd 606, Raymond CA 93653, US
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