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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CDG_william-saroyan-house-museum_Fresno-CA.html
This was the Fresno home of William Saroyan for the last 17 years of his life. In that time he wrote:
1964 — One Day in the Afternoon of the World
1966 — Short Drive, Sweet Chariot
1968 — I Used to Believe I had Forever, N…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24VC_premier-creamery_Coalinga-CA.html
Fountain & Bottling Company 1917
"A Bottle of Milk is a Bottle of Health"
Original Site at 358 N. 5th St. the 6th & Elm St. Site established in 1938.
The Premier Creamery served Coalinga for over 60 years. The business sold milk, butter, eggs…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XDM_kogetsu-do-historical_Fresno-CA.html
Kogetsu-Do
A Fresno landmark. Confectioner Kogetsu - Do has survived in the same location it has occupied for 99 Years. Sugimatsu Ikeda and his wife Sakino started the business in 1915 and were able to purchase this building on "F" Street in 19…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XDL_christmas-tree-lane-historical_Fresno-CA.html
In June of 1919, William "Billy" Winning, age 14 died in a tragic accident at his family home on Van Ness Boulevard. In December of 1920, Billy's mother, Mae, decorated the deodur cedar in front of the home as a memorial to Billy, who had loved Ch…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XAB_major-james-d-savage-historical_Reedley-CA.html
James D. Savage was born in 1817 in Cayuga County, New York and moved to Illinois as a a child. He was described as a strong man with blue eyes and a magnificent physique. It was said that he was smart as a whip, shrewd in business and adept with …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SSM_fred-french-historical_Kingsburg-CA.html
On the night of November 2, 1916, Fred French, while performing his duties of deputy night watchman for the community of Kingsburg, encountered Lew Cowan behaving in a drunken and disorderly manner in the pool hall. Cowan and French engaged in a w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SSL_george-boyle-historical_Kingsburg-CA.html
Constable George Boyle died of gunshot wounds on November 18, 1924, after being shot four times in a gun battle with three fugitives. According to the Kingsburg Recorder, Boyle was shot four days earlier while attempting to apprehend three convict…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SS5_the-historic-kingsburg-jail-historical_Kingsburg-CA.html
On October 20, 1924 the Kingsburg City Council authorized the city clerk to call for bids to construct a new jail to replace a dilapidated wooden jail built in 1874. Less than one month thereafter, the bids were received and opened, and the Anton …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SS4_the-history-of-the-town-kingsburg-historical_Kingsburg-CA.html
The history of the Town of Kingsburg begins in the early 1870's when the Central Pacific Railroad ws built and the train stop was named "Kings River Switch." Later it was named Wheatville, then Kingsbury in 1874, and Kingsburgh in 1875. With its s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KHJ_general-grant-tree-trail_Hume-CA.html
Along this loop trail, information signs help acquaint you with the General Grant and other notable trees in this impressive sequoia grove. For a more detailed story, purchase the self-guiding brochure at the Grant Grove Visitor Center or from a d…