Modesto

Modesto

By Wayne A. Mathes and McHenry Museum

$24.99

Publication Date: 1st August 2011

In 1870, the Central Pacific Railroad extended down through the Central Valley, choosing a spot on high ground to lay out a street grid for the new town of Modesto. The neighboring towns of Paradise and Tuolumne City soon picked up their buildings and hauled them to what became the county seat by 1872.
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In 1870, the Central Pacific Railroad extended down through the Central Valley, choosing a spot on high ground to lay out a street grid for the new town of Modesto. The neighboring towns of Paradise and Tuolumne City soon picked up their buildings and hauled them to what became the county seat by 1872.
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In 1870, the Central Pacific Railroad extended down through the Central Valley, choosing a spot on high ground to lay out a street grid for the new town of Modesto. The neighboring towns of Paradise and Tuolumne City soon picked up their buildings and hauled them to what became the county seat by 1872.
Details
  • Pages: 96
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
  • Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
  • Series: Then and Now
  • Publication Date: 1st August 2011
  • State: California
  • Illustration Note: Black and White
  • ISBN: 9780738574851
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    HISTORY / United States / General
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
Author Bio
In this collection, Wayne A. Mathes of the McHenry Museum showcases some iconic Modesto scenes and shows how the city has evolved through the years.
In 1870, the Central Pacific Railroad extended down through the Central Valley, choosing a spot on high ground to lay out a street grid for the new town of Modesto. The neighboring towns of Paradise and Tuolumne City soon picked up their buildings and hauled them to what became the county seat by 1872.
  • Pages: 96
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
  • Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
  • Series: Then and Now
  • Publication Date: 1st August 2011
  • State: California
  • Illustrations Note: Black and White
  • ISBN: 9780738574851
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    HISTORY / United States / General
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
In this collection, Wayne A. Mathes of the McHenry Museum showcases some iconic Modesto scenes and shows how the city has evolved through the years.

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