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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRI8_honoring-the-ex-braceros-and-their-contributions_Fresno-CA.html
During and after World War II, nearly 5,000,000contracted braceros came to work in agricultureand on the railroads, the majority in California andthe San Joaquin Valley, under U.S. and Mexican Treaty,demonstrating their patriotism during the great…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRI2_william-saroyan_Fresno-CA.html
Born in Fresno, California at 621 BroadwaySon of Armenian immigrants
Writer - Playwright
First American playwright to win both thePulitzer Prize andDrama Critics' Circle Awardin the same year:"The Time of Your Life", 1940
Academy of Motio…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRI1_purple-heart-memorial_Fresno-CA.html
Dedicated to the recipients of this nation's oldest military decoration
"The Purple Heart"
1782 The Military Order of the Purple Heart 1932
My stone is red for the blood they shed.The medal I bear is my country's wayto show they care.If I…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRGM_david-of-sassoon_Fresno-CA.html
[Upper Marker:]
Donated tothe County of Fresnoby the People of Armenian Descentof the San Joaquin ValleyAugust 11, 1970
Varaz Samuelian, Sculptor
[Lower Marker:]David of Sassoon is the legendary folk-hero of the Armenians, who rid their l…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRGL_viva-liberation_Fresno-CA.html
La Ville d'Etampsa l'AmeriqueThis monument from General Patton's Route of Liberation is a gift of the people [of] Cannes, France to the people of California, sent via La Train de la Reconnaisance Francaise (Merci Train) and dedicated Armistice Day…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMILA_fresno-county-courthouse_Fresno-CA.html
A temporary rough board building, containing county offices, was erected near the spot in the fall of 1874, about the time the cornerstone was laid for the original permanent courthouse. Fresno was selected by the voters in a previous spring elect…