Bill Coate
Judge Lynch once ruled Madera County
Courtesy of the Madera County Historical Society This photograph of Spring Valley School in O’Neals was taken in 1894, one year after...
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Bigelow went from stagecoaches to telephones
Courtesy of the Madera County Historical Society Long before Friant Dam, pictured here, stretched across the San Joaquin River, Harmon...
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Eighth graders explore Madera’s Black History
For The Madera Tribune Chief Warrant Officer Kirk Edwards is a native of Madera and a 1973 graduate of Madera High School. Students in...
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Rev. Naaman Haynes carried the torch of freedom
Courtesy of the Madera County Historical Society This photo of the Haynes family includes Rev. Haynes, his mother, and all of his...
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April 5, 1913: First airplane landing in Madera
Courtesy of The Madera County Historical Society Daredevil D.E. Francis thrills the crowd with the first take off and landing of an...
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Fresno Flats lost out to Oakhurst
Courtesy of the Madera County Historical Society Oakhurst was once Fresno Flats, which is shown here circa 1880. John Robert Nichols has...
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Madera soldier witnessed an execution
Courtesy of the Madera County Historical Society Frederick Quant is shown here in uniform. He moved to Madera after the Civil War was...