Hanford, created by the Southern Pacific Railroad and named for paymaster James Madison Hanford, is located in the southern portion of the San Joaquin Valley near the San Joaquin and Kings Rivers. Incorporated in 1891 and named the seat of Kings County two years later, this city has grown from humble origins to become a center for business and government while also maintaining its agricultural tradition in ranching, dairy farms, vineyards, and other crops. The story of Hanford is captured here in vintage photographs that detail its history from the Tache tribe of the Yokut Indians, who were first to inhabit the region, to the coming of the railroad and the infamous Mussel Slough tragedy that led to monopoly reform laws, and finally to the building of the town itself.
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Robin Michael Roberts, a fifth-generation Californian, brings to life the story of a little town in a big valley with images drawn from a variety sources, including the archives of the Kings County Library. One of Californias hidden gems, Hanford is a unique city that has worked hard to maintain its charming history.
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The first people to live in the Hanford neighborhood were Native Californians who lived either on the shores of the Tulare Lake (Tachi, Chu-nut) near the current towns of Lemoore and Corcoran, or on the shores of the Kings River near where Kingston and Laton are today (Nutunutu, Wilmichi). Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Kings River, Tulare County, Tulare Lake, Clarence Atwell, Lucerne Valley, Tiburcio Vasquez, Courtesy Hanford Carnegie Museum, John Sutherland, Last Chance, People's Ditch, Pioneer Store, Courtesy Edward, Curtis Collection, Hart Merriam Collection, Pioneer Elementary School, Santa Rosa Rancheria, Sixth Street, Tragedy Oak, Burris Park, Courtesy Annie, Georgia Brooks, Hanford Water Works, Lavoy Landis, Mills Hartt, Oliver Bliss New!
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The first people to live in the Hanford neighborhood were Native Californians who lived either on the shores of the Tulare Lake (Tachi, Chu-nut) near the current towns of Lemoore and Corcoran, or on the shores of the Kings River near where Kingston and Laton are today (Nutunutu, Wilmichi). Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Kings River, Tulare County, Tulare Lake, Clarence Atwell, Lucerne Valley, Tiburcio Vasquez, Courtesy Hanford Carnegie Museum, John Sutherland, Last Chance, People's Ditch, Pioneer Store, Courtesy Edward, Curtis Collection, Hart Merriam Collection, Pioneer Elementary School, Santa Rosa Rancheria, Sixth Street, Tragedy Oak, Burris Park, Courtesy Annie, Georgia Brooks, Hanford Water Works, Lavoy Landis, Mills Hartt, Oliver Bliss New!
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- California Sketches, Second Series by Dawn Fitzgerald on page 17
- The North American Indian: The Complete Portfolios by Edward Sheriff Curtis on page 15
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