Title:
K Street N from Fresno Street Flood of 1884 Fresno California
Creator:
[Unknown]
Subject:
Church, Moses James, 1818-1900.
J. Williams Blacksmith and Wagon Shop.
F. Banta Eureka Planing Mill.
Floods -- California -- Fresno County -- 19th century -- Photographs.
Church buildings -- California -- Fresno County -- 19th century -- Photographs.
Irrigation canals and flumes -- California -- Fresno County -- 19th century -- Photographs.
Historic buildings -- California -- Fresno County -- 19th century -- Photographs.
Fresno (Calif.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Photographs.
Fresno (Calif.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- 19th century -- Photographs.
Description:
On 16 February 1884, flood waters covered every street in Fresno. Floods threatened to wipe out Fresno every winter because
Fresno was located in the sink of four creeks: Dry Creek ran just to the north of town ; Red Banks and Dog Creek merged in
the flat lands to the east ; and Fancher Creek ran nearby with the center of Fresno as the confluent point. This photo depicts
the situation on K Street with the photographer looking north from Fresno Street. The Mill Ditch is visible in the foreground
on Fresno Street. This irrigation ditch was built in 1878 by Moses J. Church to power his Champion Flour Mill at the corner
of Fresno and N Streets. Several narrow plank bridges are seen spanning the ditch. The first building on the right is the
J. Williams Blacksmith and Wagon Shop. The next structure is the F. Banta Eureka Planing Mill. The steeple of the Methodist
Church can be seen in the distance.
Publisher:
Fresno County Library
Date:
1884
Format:
1 Photographic print :b&w ;9 x 14 cm.
Identifier:
frp0136
Relation:
San Joaquin Valley Digitization Project
Fresno County Free Library. California History and Genealogy Room.
Rights:
This image is being made available for educational and research purposes only, under the fair use clause of the U.S. Copyright
Law (Title 17 § 107 U.S.C.) Further questions regarding the image or its use may be directed to the California History and
Genealogy Room, Fresno County Public Library, 2420 Mariposa St., Fresno, CA 93721-2285; (559) 488-3195, press #3, then #5.