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Oakhurst (formerly Fresno Flats) [4] is a census-designated place (CDP) in Madera County, California, United States, 14 miles (23 km) south of the entrance to Yosemite National Park, in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada.
The former Overland Emigrant Trail, which was used by travelers from points east to the California gold fields, crosses the present day SR 49 near Wolf Creek. [46] Empire Mine was in constant operation from 1850 to the late 1950s. [47] Gold Hill in Grass Valley was the site of one of the first discoveries of quartz gold in California. [48]
Madera County Connection (MCC) is the primary bus agency providing intercity services within Madera County, California.It is operated by the County Department of Public Works and offers four fixed routes connecting the cities of Chowchilla and Madera with Valley Children's Hospital and smaller unincorporated communities in the county.
State Route 41 (SR 41) is a state highway in the U.S. State of California, connecting the Central Coast with the San Joaquin Valley and the Sierra Nevada. Its southern terminus is at the Cabrillo Highway ( SR 1 ) in Morro Bay , and its northern terminus is at SR 140 in Yosemite National Park .
The Fresno River (Spanish for "ash tree") is a river in Central California and a major tributary of the San Joaquin River.It runs approximately 83 miles (134 km) from the Sierra Nevada Range to the San Joaquin River if measured from the source of Rainier Creek, near Raymond Mountain in Yosemite National Park.
The California Highway Patrol said the fatal crash happened just before 5 p.m. at Road 222 and 220, near Oakhurst, involving a propane truck that overturned.
The Central California chapter of the Better Business Bureau defines their central California region to exclude the coastal counties and include Mono, Inyo and Kern Counties. Their definition is Fresno County , Inyo County , Kern County , Kings County , Madera County , Mariposa County , Merced County , Mono County , and Tulare County .
Unanswered questions remain about a fatal shooting at a Madison, Wisconsin, private school as new details emerge about the shooter’s family life and possible ties to a California man who ...