El Prado, California
36°54′23″N 119°43′54″W / 36.90639°N 119.73167°W
El Prado | |
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Former settlement | |
  El Prado Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 36°54′23″N 119°43′54″W / 36.90639°N 119.73167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Fresno County |
| Elevation | 377 ft (115 m) |
El Prado is a former settlement in Fresno County, California.[1][2] It was located at the junction of the San Joaquin and Eastern and the Southern Pacific Railroads 6 miles (9.7 km) north-northwest of Clovis.[3]
The settlement was located at an elevation of 377 feet (115 m).[1] The primary function of the settlement was being a switch yard for the Southern Pacific Railroad, and the San Joaquin and Eastern Railroad. It initially known as "Nopac Siding", before it was changed to El Prado (The Meadow) shortly after its construction.[4] It still appeared on maps as late as 1922.[1][5][6]
History
[edit]A clash between Southern Pacific Railroad Police, and the Industrial Workers of the World occurred in January 1913, when the railroad police assaulted the members of the I.W.W. for passing literature to train passengers, and laborers going through El Prado.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: El Prado, California
- ^ "Friant Quadrangle" (USGS 7.5 Minute Quadrangle). USGS TopoView (Map). U.S. Geological Survey. November 10, 1922. Archived from the original on 2022-01-28. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1032. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Johnston, Hank (1965). The Railroad That Lighted Southern California. Los Angeles, CA: Trans-Anglo Books. ISBN 9780870460128.
- ^ "Clampers plan railroad pilgrimage". Fresno Bee. August 26, 1982. p. B4. Retrieved January 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "El Prado rail center is a ghost of the past". Fresno Bee. May 6, 1974. p. 21. Retrieved January 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "RAILROAD POLICE AND I. W. W. IN BATTLE Industrial Workers Give Out Literature to Stone-Webster Men". Vol. XLVIII, no. 18. Fresno Evening Herald. 21 January 1913. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
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