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Map of Woodlake townsite

Woodlake, 1911. Photo shows one building and a Visalia Electric Railroad train.

The Mark Twain Tree was cut in 1891 and sent to American Museum of Natural History in New York. The stump is near the entrance to Grant Grove.

Matilda Jarbeau Vise married Nataniel Vise Jr., in Mayville, Kentucky, in 1833.

After the battle at Stone Corral, John Sontag is lying in a straw pile with the posse standing behind him. Left to right is the posse and other on-lookers:
1. Visalia Samuel Stingley
2. Deputy United States Marshal and Fresno County Deputy Sheriff…

South side of Mill ( Main) between Garden and Church Streets. Hyde Building is at the corner of Garden and Main Streets.

Mrs.Ellen Alverson Baker, widow of Colonel Thomas Baker of Tulare County, CA, poses with three grandsons in the late 1800s. Baker participated in the founding of Visalia, CA, and later the town of Bakersfield was named after him. This photo was…

Ellen Alverson Baker, widow of California pioneer Colonel Thomas Baker, stands with daughter Mrs. Jack Jamison, left, grandsons Jack and Herbert, and their teacher. The photo was taken at California Hot Springs in Tulare County, CA.

This was the municipal auditorium of Visalia, CA, up until the mid-1900s. It was located at the northeast corner of Acequia and Garden streets and stood from 1916 until 1964.

This was the municipal auditorium of Visalia, CA, up until the mid-1900s. It was located at the northeast corner of Acequia and Garden streets. This photo was taken from Hyde Park, across the street from the auditorium.