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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17JQ_harry-s-watanabe_Coalinga-CA.html
Harry Watanabe was 19 years old when he came to Coalinga from Japan in 1915. Watanabe first worked at Ayers Drug Store and the Sullivan Hotel. It was in 1928 that Watanabe found his niche in life and the vocation that left his mark on Coalinga. Wa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17JP_coalinga-school_Coalinga-CA.html
Coalinga School built in 1908 was five times larger than Coalinga's first school. Over the years it became affectionately known as the Polk Street school. Not long after the school was first built, a fire burned the original bell tower. The replac…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17JO_coalingas-first-school_Coalinga-CA.html
Coalinga's first school opened with forty one students and two teachers. After 1908 and the opening of the Polk Street School, it is believed to have been converted to the local library. This school building still exists today as family housing.Th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17JN_1911-boiler_Coalinga-CA.html
This boiler used to sit in the Claremont Oil Lease, known as Section 24-D. The boiler was used to create steam to inject into the ground to make the pumping of crude oil easier. In the early 1960s the boiler was moved onto the Polvadero Lease to b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17J6_coalingas-first-rail-station-1891_Coalinga-CA.html
In the 1880's coal was being mined in the hills of southwestern Fresno Co. In 1888 the Southern Pacific Railroad extended it's line from Goshen to Alcade, south and west of present day Coalinga. A spur line was built from the mine to the railhead.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17J5_sullivan-hotel_Coalinga-CA.html
Oscar Sullivan built the Hotel and featured the Sullivan Grill and Restaurant. By 1905 the Sullivan had the reputation as one of the finest establishments on the Westside. Many wedding receptions and other special occasions were held at the "Sulli…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17J4_a-p-may-inc_Coalinga-CA.html
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,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17J3_coalingas-notorious-whiskey-row-1909_Coalinga-CA.html
F St., sometimes Front St., now Forest St. Established after the railroad was built in 1888 on one-half city block directly across from the Depot. Parts of the row burned many times over the years, always to be rebuilt. The final demise of the Row…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17J2_fredrick-tibbits-and-louis-o-neill_Coalinga-CA.html
In the 1880s coal was being mined in the hills of southwest Fresno County. In 1888, the Southern Pacific Railroad extended its line from Goshen to Alcade, south and west of present-day Coalinga. The San Joaquin Valley Coal Mining Company developed…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17IL_bordagarays_Coalinga-CA.html
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 e…