The railroad loading station called Hilo for the first Porterville magnesite mine, built by J. Bither in 1898. Its kiln was the first one used by W.P. Bartlett, the ore being flumed into the top from Sunnyside Avenue. One tank was for water and the…
Picture of Highland Elementary School, built in 1908 near the intersection of Highland and Jensen avenues, Sanger, Calif. Constructed in Western Stick architectural style by architect, A.C. Swartz, and contractor, Jacob Wiltz, but the structure was…