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History of Visalia, California:
Founded In 1852 By Nathaniel Vise In An Extensive Oak Forest Known As "Four Creeks," Visalia Is The Oldest City Between Stockton And Los Angeles.
In 1853 Visalia Became The County Seat Of Tulare County, Then An Extensive County Encompassing Parts Or All Of Madera, Fresno, Kings And Kern Counties.
Named For Nathaniel Vise's Ancestral Home, Visalia, Kentucky.
Mount Whitney, The Tallest Mountain In The Contiguous (lower 48) States, Is Located In Tulare County, Of Which Visalia Is The County Seat.
When The Railroads Came Through The Central Valley Creating Such Cities As Tulare, California, Fresno, California, And Modesto, California, Visalia Was Passed By. While Cities Like Fresno And Modesto Experienced Bursts Of Growth In The First Half Of The 20th Century, Visalia Remained Small And Conservative. Throughout The 1980s Until The Mid 1990s Visalia Experienced A Massive Growth Spurt, Growing From Around 25,000 In The 1970s To Over 100,000 Today.
Visalia Has A Commercial Airport With Multiple Daily Flights To Los Angeles International.
Kevin Costner Attended Mt. Whitney High School In Visalia, And His Movie Bull Durham Mentions The Town's Professional Baseball Team, [the Visalia Oaks], Which Has Been In Visalia For More Than 60 Years. Visalia Can Truly Be Called A Baseball Town Historically, Although Recently Interest In The Local Team Has Been Dwindling And Attendance To The Single A Team's Games Lower Than The Average.
Many Famous Baseball Players Have Gotten Their Start Playing In Visalia, Including Kirby Puckett.
Visalia Has One Of The Biggest Cement Skateparks In California [1] (http://skateparklist.com/ca_vis.html), [2] (http://www.payinginpain.com/pages/visalia.html).
Larry Clark's Controversial Film Ken Park Was Set In Visalia And Featured The Famous Skate Park.
Visalia's Mooney Grove Park Was Home To The Plaster Statue "The End Of The Trail" By James Earle Fraser From 1920 To 1967. In 1968 A Bronze Copy Was Placed In Mooney Grove. The Original Was Moved To The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum In Oklahoma City, OK.
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