Bill Coate
Reagan put end to presidential curse
For The Madera Tribune Former U.S. President Ronald Reagan. It is a widely accepted belief among historians that what people THINK...
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Madera matches lit the sky
Madera County Historical Societyt In 1903, C.M. Petty let go of his vision of operating a match factory after it burned to the ground....
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Teddy Roosevelt’s Coffee House Proverb
For The Madera Tribune Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt is remembered as much for his one-liners as he is for his achievements as...
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What did Farnesi know?
Madera County Historical Society This derrick was all that was left after Madera’s “Great Oil Scam” costs scores of residents some of...
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A pardon for Nixon wasn’t enough
For The Madera Tribune Former U.S. President Gerald Ford. President Gerald Ford created a national controversy when he pardoned Richard...
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Mace’s Hotel was dead before it burned
Madera County Historical Society Mace’s Hotel is shown here circa 1890 in the lower left. it was located on the corner of Yosemite Avenue...