Visalia, County seat in San Joaquin Valley, California.
Description
Visalia is a city in California's San Joaquin Valley that serves as the seat of Tulare County and sits at the western edge of the Sierra Nevada foothills. Streets run in a grid through residential and commercial districts, surrounded by flat farmland that stretches in every direction.
History
A settlement formed here in the 1850s and grew into a trade center for surrounding farms over the following decades. During the American Civil War, the army stationed troops in town to manage tensions between residents holding different loyalties.
Culture
The town takes its name from a small settlement Nathaniel Vise started in the mid-1800s, though the spelling changed when it became an official place. Locals today drive wide streets lined with valley oaks, trees that were common here before farms and neighborhoods took over much of the land.
Practical
Downtown can be walked easily, with shops and restaurants along Main Street and nearby blocks. Mooney Grove Park lies a few miles east of the center and offers space to walk among old trees.
Did you know?
A local ordinance from 1971 protects oak trees across the city and prevents them from being removed without permission. Some of these trees have stood for over a century and still shape the look of neighborhoods today.
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Marchbanks Speedway
27.8 km
Sequoia Springs
5.4 km
Sequoia Field
13.4 km
Bank of Italy
423 m
Visalia Branch Library
312 m
Exeter Library
14.4 km
United States Post Office
139 m
Hyde House
510 m
The Pioneer
5.8 km
Visalia Buddhist Church
503 mRotary Park
2.1 kmSoroptimist Park
1.1 kmLive Oak Park
12.8 kmTulare Golf and Country Club
19.1 kmStatue, Work of art
14.1 kmValley Oaks Golf Course
8.2 kmIce House Theatre
726 mVisalia Fox Theater
217 mEl Diamante Theater
5.6 kmEnd of Trail Statue
6 kmExeter Golf Course
13.2 kmStatue, Work of art
14.1 kmMemorial, Work of art, sculpture
1.5 kmWork of art, sculpture
1.5 kmWork of art, sculpture
703 mStatue, Work of art
2.1 kmPreston's Pride
20 kmAircraft model, tourist attraction, monument featuring aircraft
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