Courtesy of the Madera County Historical Society Oakhurst was once Fresno Flats, which is shown here circa 1880. John Robert Nichols has...

Courtesy of the Madera County Historical Society Frederick Quant is shown here in uniform. He moved to Madera after the Civil War was...

For The Madera Tribune Ray Pool is shown here in one of his vineyards. The long time Madera farmer passed away Saturday evening. He was...

Courtesy of the Madera County Historical Society Lu Bowman and Otis Teaford are shown here on the day of their wedding in 1914. The...

Wendy Alexander//The Madera Tribune 2018 Lifetime Acheivement Award recipient Bill Coate, center, is joined by Madera Tribune publisher...

Courtesy of The Madera County Historical Society Looking east on Yosemite Avenue from E Street, this 1928 photograph shows the two-story...

For The Madera Tribune Anthony “Tony” Poletti is shown here in 1961, in the Poletti Department Store. He owned 10 other thriving Madera...

Madera County Historical Society “Each year Madera had a big Fourth of July celebration, and I always had a new dress to wear — just like...