Atwater
eBook - ePub

Atwater

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eBook - ePub

About this book

The town of Atwater was rich in a different kind of treasure than the gold usually sought by people flocking to California in the 1850s. Named for Marshall D. Atwater, a tenant on several of founder John W. Mitchell?s 2,000-acre parcels, the community boasted a mineral-rich alluvial soil that made it an extremely productive agricultural area. When the Central Pacific Railroad came through?thanks to lobbying from Mitchell, along with several strips of free land deeded to the railroad?a switch was laid next to Atwater?s warehouse. The train switch and the building became known as Atwater Station, and in time, the town itself bore his name.

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Information

Year
2005
eBook ISBN
9781439614259
Edition
0

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Table of Contents
  6. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  7. INTRODUCTION
  8. One - THE FOUNDERS
  9. Two - EARLY ATWATER
  10. Three - FIRE, POLICE, AND PUBLIC WORKS
  11. Four - SCHOOL, CHURCHES, AND SURROUNDING COLONIES
  12. Five - ATWATER’S PROGRESS
  13. Six - MERCED ARMY AIR FIELD AND CASTLE AIR FORCE BASE