Bill Coate
First Madera stage raised ruckus in Fresno Flats
For The Madera Tribune Stage coach travel from Madera to the mountains began from this spot in 1879. The very first stagecoach from...
Bill Coate
How did Madera High School come to be?
For The Madera Tribune In 1904, Madera High School moved into this new home between L and N Streets. The crowd gathered at the Athletic...
Bill Coate
Frenchman shot a ‘coyote’
For The Madera Tribune Ah Tye was working for Mrs. Yee Chung, widow of a prosperous Madera County fruit merchant, when he was shot by a...
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Madera’s short-lived oil boom
For The Madera Tribune This oil derrick put dollar signs in the eyes of scores of Maderans as well as the three brothers who owned the...
Bill Coate
Integrating Madera’s swimming pool
For The Madera Tribune George Clark, shown here, was the founder of the Madera Tribune. He later brought his son, Howard Clark in as a...
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Madera won the war without firing a shot
Madera County Historical Society Although he lived south of the San Joaquin River, Thomas E. Hughes, shown here, was a leader in the...