Fresno: FRE-180-JWO RTE 41
The San Joaquin Valley defines the setting of Fresno — its broad, level floor has allowed the city to spread outward in a grid of neighborhoods, commercial districts and major roads. Situated in California’s Central Valley, Fresno is the county seat of Fresno County and a service centre for the surrounding agricultural region, where orchards, vineyards and farms are central to the local economy. The city developed after the Central Pacific Railroad established a station here in 1872, a beginning reflected in Fresno’s long role as a transport and trading hub. State Route 180 and California State Route 41 are among the principal corridors crossing the urban area, linking its eastern and western districts to the wider valley.
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Few cities in California have a history as closely tied to irrigation and agriculture as Fresno. Set in the broad San Joaquin Valley, with the Sierra Nevada rising to the east, it is a commercial centre for one of America’s most productive farming regions. Railroad connections and irrigation helped transform dry valley land into orchards, vineyards and fields. The Forestiere Underground Gardens, built over four decades by Sicilian immigrant Baldassare Forestiere, preserve an unusual network of subterranean rooms, courtyards and citrus plantings. Downtown’s historic Warnors Theatre and the Tower District provide an urban counterpoint to the surrounding farmland. Find related webcams in California’s Central Valley to build a fuller picture of Fresno and its agricultural surroundings.
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