Turlock (Images of America) - Softcover

Santos, Kristen; Soderstrom, Phyllis; Harris, Thea Sonntag

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0738520926 ISBN 13: 9780738520926

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC), 2003

Synopsis

Turlock, like many communities across America, can trace its early development to one individual. John William Mitchell, wheat producer and entrepreneur, brought the Southern Pacific Railroad and a depot to what would become Turlock. This transportation link was the catalyst that brought business proprietors and settlers to the area and changed the 1850s settlement into an organized town. At the turn of the 20th century, the Turlock Irrigation district, the first California district under the Wright Act of 1887, brought water to the valley. A dam and system of canals provided the needed resources for crop diversification and the development of agricultural industry that changed the small town into a culturally rich, successful city. This volume focuses on the evolution of Turlock from the 1850s to 1950s.

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About the Author

Kristen Santos and her mother, Phyllis Soderstrom, are native Turlockers whose ancestors helped settle Turlock; Thea Sonntag Harris and her daughter Monica Harris have Turlock roots from the 1920s. All four are charter members of the Turlock Historical Society and are actively working on the Turlock Museum project.

Edition details

• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0738520926
• ISBN 13: 9780738520926
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128