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The shade of this Valley Oak tree, east of Visalia, CA, at the base of Venice Hill, was the July 10, 1852, site of the founding of Tulare County, CA. The founding party was under the command of Major James Savage.

Chris Evans was a train robber in the late 1800's in California's San Joaquin Valley. Born in 1847 inTulare County, CA, he and his partner -- John Sontag -- lived and hid in the foothills near Eshom Valley. He died in 1917. (Photo courtesy of…