Tulare County Election Tree
| Tulare County Election Tree Charter Oak | |
|---|---|
 River next to Tulare County Election Tree | |
| Location | Charter Oak Drive, Visalia, California. |
| Coordinates | 36°21′30″N 119°10′35″W / 36.358447°N 119.17640°W |
| Built | July 10, 1852, 171 years ago |
| Designated | November 15, 1948 |
| Reference no. | 410 |
  Location of Tulare County Election Tree Charter Oak in California  Tulare County Election Tree (the United States) | |
Tulare County Election Tree also called the Charter Oak is historical site in
Major James D. Savage. The first county seat was in Woodville, California about one-half mile south of the Tulare County Election Tree. The Visalia and Woodville area near the Kaweah River delta, was known as the Four Creeks County, before the vote.[1][2] A marker at the site was place there by the Tulare County Historical Society on February 5, 2011, near the St. Johns River.[3]
Major James D. Savage (1823–1852) was an officer in the
California Militia, and Mariposa Battalion that enter the Yosemite Valley. After the war he became a trader and businessman in early California.[4][5][6]
See also
References
- ^ "Election Tree #410". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
- ^ "CHL # 410 Charter Oak or Election Tree Tulare". www.californiahistoricallandmarks.com.
- ^ "Tulare County Election Tree Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
- ^ Annie R. Mitchell, “Major James D. Savage and the Tulareños,” California Historical Society Quarterly 28, no. 4 (1949): 323–324.
- ^ Jill L. Cossley-Batt, The Last of the California Rangers (New York & London: Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1928), 31–32.
- ^ Lafayette H. Bunnell, Discovery of the Yosemite, and the Indian War of 1851 (New York, Chicago: F. H. Revell Co., 1892), 6.