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Fresno State Normal School founded. [18] Sunnyside Country Club opens. 1913 – Commercial Club organized. [11] 1914 – Holy Trinity Church built. 1918 Sun-Maid raisin facility begins operating. Bank of Italy building constructed. 1919 – Fresno Historical Society [8] and Temple Beth Israel founded. 1921 – Fresno State College established ...
Fresno has a total area of 116 square miles (300 km 2) with 98.96% land covering 114.79 square miles (297.3 km 2), and 1.04% water, 1.21 square miles (3.1 km 2). Fresno's location, very near the geographical center of California, places the city a comfortable distance from many of the major recreation areas and urban centers in the state.
FRESNO CITY 'Fresno City' gradually arose at the head of navigation of the Fresno Slough, and existed from approximately 1855 to 1875 - today there are no traces of it left. In 1872, the 'City of Fresno,' later the county seat, was established about 30 miles to the northeast, on the newly built Central Pacific Railroad.
Fresno County (/ ˈ f r ɛ z n oʊ / ⓘ), officially the County of Fresno, is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 1,008,654. [3] [5] The county seat is Fresno, [6] the fifth-most populous city in California.
The Sheriff's Office also manages the Fresno County Jail, which is located in downtown Fresno. [3] [4] [5] The standard sidearm is the Smith & Wesson M&P. The Fresno County District Attorney prosecutes felony and misdemeanor crimes that occur within the jurisdiction of Fresno County.
Metropolitan Fresno, officially Fresno–Hanford–Corcoran, CA CSA, is a metropolitan area in the San Joaquin Valley, in the United States, consisting of Fresno and Madera counties. It is the third-largest metropolitan region in Northern California , behind the San Francisco Bay Area and Greater Sacramento .
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French Republic founded. 30 July 1980: Overseas France: The New Hebrides Condominium declares independence and becomes Vanuatu. Germany: 23 May 1949: The Basic Law of Germany comes into effect. 843 then 962 Creation of East Francia. East Francia becomes the Holy Roman Empire (with the Kingdom of Germany as a main part of the empire) 3 October 1990