Wonder Valley ranch houses in the distance Del Piedra California

Wonder Valley ranch houses in the distance Del Piedra California

Pastures -- California -- Fresno County -- Photographs.; Ranches -- California -- Fresno County -- Photographs.; Piedra (Calif.) -- Photographs.; Wonder Valley (Calif.) -- Photographs.

Panoramic view of Wonder Valley about 35 miles east of Fresno. A saucer-shaped valley surrounded by low-lying hills with the Sierras in the distance. Large cattle ranches originally covered the valley. Del Piedra, meaning "stone" in Spanish, grew up as a company town around the Santa Fe Railway's rock quarry on the south side of the Kings River. In 1911 the railroad constructed a branch line to transport the rock. With the demise of the rock company the town shifted location to the north side of the river and became simply Piedra. Today Piedra is a recreation center for the fishermen and boaters on Pine Flat Lake created by the damming of the Kings River.

1 photographic print (postcard) :b&w ;9 x 14 cm.

San Joaquin Valley Library System

ca 1930

Fresno County Public Library

This image is being made available for educational and research purposes only, under the "fair use" clause of the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) Further questions regarding the image or its use may be directed to the Fresno County Public Library, Heritage Center, 2420 Mariposa St, Fresno, CA 93721. Phone: 559-600-6230 HeritageCenter@fresnolibrary.org

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