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Dusy was a farmer, inventor, oil man, photographer, and was an influential force in Fresno County's early years.
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The world's first bank-issued credit card, today known as VISA, debuted in Fresno, CA on September 18, 1958.
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A visual tour of Fresno restaurants thriving in the barely modified shells of earlier fast food joints and diners.
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Funded by FDR's Public Works Administration, the Fresno County Hall of Records opened in 1937. Today it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Water diversions from the Kings River made Fresno's early growth possible. When a court case upended those water rights, developer Edward B. Perrin bought the Laguna de Tache ranch, and its water.
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This Mexican-era land grant along the Kings River is an important chapter in the history of the Central Valley.
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This ornate landmark in downtown Fresno has been vacant for around 50 years.
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It’s one of two competing measures that would renew a half-cent sales tax in order to fund transportation projects throughout the county.
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Homicides in California surged during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, killings are down to historic lows in Los Angeles, Oakland, San Francisco and many other cities including Fresno.
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Four teachers founded Fresno's Hedgerow Vineyard, and in 1878 were among the first to pack and ship raisins from Fresno.