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"Remembering the River: Millerton on the San Joaquin"
'Preserving the San Joaquin River for All the Valley's People'
Exhibit will be open from May 7, 2006 - April, 2007
Every Saturday & Sunday 11AM - 3PM
Free of Charge
| Location: | The Coke Hallowell Center For River Studies 11605 Old Friant Road, Fresno |
EXHIBIT GRAND OPENING : SATURDAY MAY 7 11AM - 3PM
As part of Fresno County's Sesquicentennial Celebration the San Joaquin River Parkway and Conservation Trust and Fresno City and County Historical society are co-sponsoring a new exhibit at the River Center entitled "Millerton on the San Joaquin: The Story of Fresno's First County Seat." The exhibit, which will be on display for one year beginning May 7, 2006, features artifacts and photographs from life in Millerton in the 1850's, before it was relocated to make way for Millerton Reservoir.
Photographs depicting life in the 1850's by colorful mountain character R.W. Riggs will be featured May through July 2006. Featuring artifacts, photographs and documents from the Fresno Historical Society Archives, this exhibit will explore the history of Millerton through the 1850s and 60s -- from its beginnings as the gold rush settlement of Rootville to its heyday as our first County Seat.
On May 7, the opening day program will include the opportunity to visit Fort Miller's Blockhouse at Table Mountain Rancheria.
Go back to the 1850's when Millerton was Fresno's first county seat.
Special Events on May 7th will include:
Saddle Makers, blacksmiths, quilters, spinners, and craftspeople
Book Signing: "Fresno's Architectural Past" with Pat Hunter & Janice Stevens
Pioneer period dancers & Music
Special appearance and storytelling by John Muir
Refreshments will be on sale
Where: River Center - 11605 Old Friant Road in Fresno
This exhibit is sponsored in part with funding from the Fresno Arts Council Community Enrichment Program.
Contact Information:
Barbara Ruiz, Education Programs Manager
Coke Hallowell Center for River Studies, 559.433.3190, 4#
Sharon Hiigel, Curator of Collections/Education
Fresno Historical Society, 559.441.0862, ext. 104
Please check back to this page for images
from this wonderful exhibit!