Butterfield Stage RouteThis route, following an earlier emigrant trail, was laid out in the 1850s as part of the Stockton-Los Angeles Road. It was used from 1858 to 1861 by ... [click for more]
Charter Oak or Election TreeUnder this tree on July 10, 1852, a party commanded by Major James D. Savage conducted the election by which Tulare County was organized. Woodville, s... [click for more]
First Tule River Indian ReservationA reservation was originally established in 1857, and Indians from a widespread area were brought here. The natives of the vicinity, the Koyeti tribe ... [click for more]
Fountain SpringsThe settlement of Fountain Springs was established before 1855, 1-1/2 miles northwest of this point, at the junction of the Stockton-Los Angeles Road ... [click for more]
Kaweah Post Office, Kaweah ColonyThe Kaweah cooperative colony was a utopian project started in 1886. For several years it attracted international attention, many settlers came here a... [click for more]
TailholtTailholt began as a gold mining camp about 1856 during the Kern River gold rush, when gold was obtained from placer and shaft operations. Mining has b... [click for more]
Tulare Assembly Center, Temporary Detention Camps For Japanese AmericansThe temporary detention camps (also known as 'assembly centers') represent the first phase of the mass incarceration of 97,785 Californians of Japanes... [click for more]
Tule River Stage StationHere Peter Goodhue operated an emigrant trail stopping place on the bank of the Tule River from 1854 until the river changed its course in 1862. This ... [click for more]
