Central Pacific Railroad

This man-made reservoir on the edge of the UC Merced campus has a history that takes back to the 1880s.

Located near present-day Laton, Kingston was one of the earliest communities in the region.

A last-minute visit by Leland Stanford led to a change that gave us Fresno, and doomed the planned town of Sycamore.

The Tulare County town of Goshen played an important part in California railroad history.

The Central Pacific and Southern Pacific connected the San Joaquin Valley with the world in the 1870s, founding many local cities and bypassing others.