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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZ9E_converse-basin-grove_Hume-CA.html
One of the largest stands of Giant Sequoias, it contained some of the finest Big Trees. The grove was logged as a private land between 1897 and 1907, first by the Sanger Lumber Company and later by Hume-Bennett Lumber Company, which in 1909 develo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYSS_fresno-assembly-center_Fresno-CA.html
This memorial is dedicated to over 5,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry who were confined at the Fresno Fairgrounds from May to October 1942. This was an early phase of the mass incarceration of over 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVV3_frank-chance-field-1935-1941_Fresno-CA.html
Located at this corner was a 20-acre baseball field named for the legendary Frank Chance. Constructed in 1935, the park served as the spring training grounds for the San Francisco Seals as well as for games played by Fresno's Twilight League. Fran…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVT0_young-corbett-iii_Fresno-CA.html
Born Ralph Capabianca Giordano on May 27, 1905, in Rionero In Vulture, Italy. Young Corbett III embarked on his successful boxing career in Fresno, California in 1919, winning the Welterweight Championship of the world on February 22, 1933.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVSZ_billy-vukovich-memorial_Fresno-CA.html
This Monument is dedicated May 30, 1956, by the citizens of Fresno to the memory of Fresno's own Billy Vukovich, who met his death while leading the Indianapolis 500 Mile race May 30, 1955.
Billy Vukovich, who lived all his life in Fresno, won…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVSY_erected-to-the-memory-of-the-pioneers-of-the-millerton-area-whose-remains-rest-here_Friant-CA.html
The site of Fort Miller (1851-1866) lies about one mile north and that of the pioneer town of Millerton (1851-1874) about one and one-half miles northwest on the then Visalia - Stockton Road. Both sites are now covered by the waters of Millerton L…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVSW_clovis-veterans-memorial_Clovis-CA.html
A memorial to the men and women of the United Statesarmed forces who have given their lives in serviceto their Country and the Clovis Community.
Dedicated November 11, 2003
Clovis Memorial DistrictTom Wright, Chairman · Joan Lassley, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTRS_gamlin-cabin_Hume-CA.html
This cabin was built in 1872 by Israel Gamlin, who with his brother Thomas filed a timber claim to 160 acres within Grant Grove. They quartered here until 1878 while grazing cattle in the mountains. After General Grant National Park was establishe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTRQ_the-centennial-stump_Hume-CA.html
This tree was cut in 1875, and a 16 ft. section sent to the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876. Only the outer shell was exhibited, the parts being reassembled after shipment. Eastern people refused to accept the exhibit as part of a singl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTR4_technology-in-timber-county_Hume-CA.html
Having water around a sawmill is a good thing. It's easier to move logs and lumber, and put out fires. The Hume-Bennett Lumber Company found this site near good timber and decided a reservoir would make there operation more efficient. The problem …