Fresno, CA

About Fresno

• • Audra McDonald, a record-breaking Tony Award winner, was born in Fresno.
• • Raisin bread, as we know it, was reportedly invented in Fresno.
• • Its location along the Southern Pacific Railroad put Fresno on the map.
• • Underground Gardens, an elaborate subterranean complex, exists beneath Fresno.
• • The 1867-68 flood devastated Millerton, leading to Fresno's rise.
• • "Fresno" means "ash tree" in Spanish; the city was incorporated in 1885.
• • With over 545,000 residents, it's the 5th most populous city in California.
• • At 328 feet, Fresno provides a relatively flat landscape.
• • Agriculture is the backbone, with many residents working in farming.
• • Fresno has a sun-baked, agricultural, and family-oriented feel.
• • The Fresno Grizzlies, a minor league baseball team, are a local passion.
• • Jim Sweeney coached Fresno State football to multiple bowl game wins.
• • Yosemite National Park, featuring granite cliffs and giant sequoia trees, lies approximately 90 miles north.
• • The San Joaquin River flows near Fresno, providing irrigation and water resources.
• • Tule elk, once extirpated, have been reintroduced to the San Joaquin Valley near Fresno.
• • The San Joaquin Valley is characterized by grasslands and oak woodlands.
• • The Yokuts people were the primary inhabitants of the Fresno area before European contact.
• • Fresno became the county seat of Fresno County in 1874.
• • The Meux Home Museum, a Victorian-era house, was built in 1889.
• • Highway 99, a major north-south route, connects Fresno to other California cities.

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