Whites Bridge, California
36°43′58″N 120°20′33″W / 36.73278°N 120.34250°W
Whites Bridge
White's Bridge, Whitesbridge | |
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Former settlement | |
  Whites Bridge Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 36°43′58″N 120°20′33″W / 36.73278°N 120.34250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Fresno County |
| Elevation | 157 ft (48 m) |
Whites Bridge or Whitesbridge is a former settlement on the Fresno Slough near Tranquillity in Fresno County, California.
History
It grew around White's Bridge, a bridge built over the Fresno Slough ten miles above
Miller & Lux lay nearby along the San Joaquin River.[3]: 201 The Whites Bridge post office closed on November 15, 1893, and was moved to Mendota.[4]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whites Bridge
- ^ a b Paul E. Vandor, History of Fresno County, California: With Biographical Sketches, Volume 1, Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, 1919
- ^ a b Wallace W. Elliot, History of Fresno County, California: With Illustrations from Original Drawings ... with Biographical Sketches, Wallace W. Elliot & Co., San Francisco, 1882; reprinted by Valley Publishers, Fresno, 1973.
- ^ a b Frickstad, Walter N., A Century of California Post Offices 1848-1954, Philatelic Research Society, Oakland, CA. 1955. Pages 30-39.
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