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Reedley

By Kenneth Zech

Book information

Publisher
Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Year
2015
ISBN
9781439649695, 9781467132671, 2014942963
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
28 MB (29838427 bytes)
Series
Images of America
Pages
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Time added
2023-01-08 01:41:54
History; Nonfiction; HIS000000

Description

It was in 1888, four short years after he first came to Fresno County to farm wheat, that Thomas Law Reed made a deal with the Southern Pacific Railroad. In exchange for a half-interest in 360 acres of Reed's farmland, the railroad would build a depot along its east side branch and help develop a townsite. The town was Reedley. See what happened when settlers arrived. Watch as homes are built, as businesses are started, and as schools and churches are founded. Witness farmers cultivate the region's rich soil, and with irrigation, grow a bounty of crops that they will ship near and far. View a place of dusty streets and simple wooden buildings transformed into a modern 20th-century community. Meet the people of Reedley as they work, learn, worship, and celebrate. This book is Reedley's family photo album.

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