I'm butting in here, but does anyone know how Coalinga got it's name? It is from the railroad nomenclature: "Coaling A" which was a station where the engine tender was filled with coal. Margaret in NW California On Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:51:17 -0800 (PST) Kathy Minges <kminges2@yahoo.com> writes: > Thanks Sam. > > I used your info as a springboard and went deeper and deeper into > Google, using some odd word combinations. > > Success! > > Alcalde was 5 miles southwest of Coalinga and was founded in 1880 > when the Southern Pacific Railroad extended is rail lines from > Huron. It became a lively town, but eventually Coalinga > overshadowed it and it fell into oblivion. There's a great, short > history of Alcalde on Google books, in Cathy Rehart's "The Valley's > Legends and Legacies III." > > I thought I was fairly familiar with the West Side . . . > > Kathy > > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Sam Brewer <samrewerb@yahoo.com> > To: norcal@rootsweb.com > Sent: Mon, January 25, 2010 10:54:42 PM > Subject: Re: [NORCAL] Hanford, Kings Co., CA -- 28 May 1895 > > I found the below info on Alcalade Hills in Fresno County on > Mountain Zone.com. It is located near Coalinga. The cemetery may be > located in the vicinity of the hill. > > Sam > > > > View Alcalde Hills Topo Map (Enlarged) > Alcalde > Hills is a mountain summit in Fresno County in the state of > California > (CA). Alcalde Hills climbs to 1,568 feet (477.93 meters) above sea > level. Alcalde Hills is located at latitude - longitude coordinates > (also called lat - long coordinates or GPS coordinates) of N > 36.166623 > and W -120.442654. > Anyone attempting to climb Alcalde Hills and reach the summit > should > look for detailed information on the Alcalde Hills area in the > topographic map (topo map) and the Alcalde Hills USGS quad. To hike > and > explore the California outdoors near Alcalde Hills, check the list > of > nearby trails. > > * Peak Type: Summit > * Latitude: 36.166623 > * Longitue: -120.442654 > * Peak Elevation: 1,568 feet (477.93 m) > * Nearest City: Coalinga (4.6 miles away) > > > > > ________________________________ > m: Kathy Minges <kminges2@yahoo.com> > To: norcal@rootsweb.com > Sent: Mon, January 25, 2010 6:30:48 PM > Subject: Re: [NORCAL] Hanford, Kings Co., CA -- 28 May 1895 > > Does anyone know where Alcalde was located in Fresno County? > > Thanks. > > > > ________________________________ > From: Dee Sardoc <deesar@frontiernet.net> > To: NORCAL@rootsweb.com; CAKINGS@rootsweb.com; > CATULARE@rootsweb.com > Sent: Mon, January 25, 2010 12:17:40 PM > Subject: [NORCAL] Hanford, Kings Co., CA -- 28 May 1895 > > Hanford Journal > Hanford, Kings Co., California > Tuesday, 28 MAY 1895 > ************************************ > > BIRTH -- BLIX -- In Hanford, May 27, 1895, to the wife of A. BLIX, a > son. > [from Local Paragraphs column] -- A. BLIX is very smiling today. It > is not often that a 11-pound baby, 0 days old, arrives in Hanford.] > > DEATH -- FRAME -- At her home at Alcalde, Fresno Co., Cal., May 22, > 1895, Mary Elizabeth FRAME, wife of J.W. FRAME. > [Deceased was a native of Hazel Green, Wisconsin, and was born Nov. > 20, 1847. She leaves, besides her husband, 5 children, -- 3 > daughters & 2 sons. Deceased was once a member of the Christian > Church, but of late years she held the Adventist belief. The > sympathy of many friends is with the stricken ones. The remains of > deceased were interred in the Alcalde cemetery on May 24th.] > > ---b.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------- > NORCAL ARCHIVES: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > Enter NORCAL. 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