Escalon

by Barbara Willis, Escalon Historical Society

Overview

Between San Francisco and the Sierra Nevada stands the small farming community of Escalon. In the mid-1800s, miners and freight haulers traveled rough roads through this unpopulated part of the state to the foothills, much as tourists today travel its highways on their way to Yosemite National Park. Pioneer John Wheeler Jones settled here with his family in the late 1800s and was instrumental in the development and growth of agricultural production, the routing of the railroad through the area, and the creation of this crossroads community. John's son James chose the name Escalon, Spanish for "step" or "stepping stone," for this important gateway to the Sierra Nevada.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738559032
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	09/15/2008
Series:	Images of America Series
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	1,166,148
Product dimensions:	9.22(w) x 10.88(h) x 0.31(d)

About the Author

Escalon resident Barbara Willis has assembled this visual chronicle of the city's history, incorporating entertaining and informative narratives with vintage images culled from the Escalon Historical Society and members of the community. Most of the photographs are from the archives of the Escalon Historical Museum, initially contributed by the original photographer, Angelo Dugo, for the museum's creation. Along with the contributions of other individuals, these stirring images tap the Escalon community and impart the spirit of this central California community to tell its pictorial history.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 6 Introduction 7
1 Early Agriculture 9
2 By Rail, By Rail 17
3 A Fledgling Downtown 23
4 Downtown after the Fires 31
5 Historic Homes 49
6 Noteworthy Events 55
7 People 71
8 Schools and Churches 79
9 Business and Industry around the Town 93
10 In Service to the Community 119