Bill Coate
Pearl Harbor stunned Madera
Madera County Historical Society Following the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, war headlines dominated the front pages of Madera’s...
Bill Coate
Was the mineshaft killing really murder?
Madera County Historical Society The detective work of Sheriff Welton Rhodes, shown here, sent Albert Fuller to the gallows for the 1931...
Bill Coate
Earthquake surprised Madera’s sheriff
Madera County Historical Society Sheriff John Jones, shown here, was caught in the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. Sheriff John Jones...
Bill Coate
Chinatown had its revenge
Madera County Historical Society This 1925 photograph of Sugar Pine was taken three years after fire destroyed the little mountain...
Bill Coate
Fake news in Madera?
Madera County Historical Society Ben Ducker, left, poses with his son William in 1900, as he holds the shotgun that he used against the...
Bill Coate
Will Mace fought demons
Madera County Historical Society Not every old-time Madera saloon was as peaceful as this one appears. More often than not, they provided...