Sorry, Due to Covid-19, the Museum and grounds remain closed until further notice!
The lumber mills from 1856 to 1899
About Us
Our Mission: We are interested in preserving knowledge and artifacts of the eastern Fresno County area such as: mining, logging, ranching, Native heritage, hydroelectric development, and the cultural development of our small communities.
Our Mission: We are interested in preserving knowledge and artifacts of the eastern Fresno County area such as: mining, logging, ranching, Native heritage, hydroelectric development, and the cultural development of our small communities.
Our Mission: We are interested in preserving knowledge and artifacts of the eastern Fresno County area such as: mining, logging, ranching, Native heritage, hydroelectric development, and the cultural development of our small communities.
The History of the Foothills and Lower Mountains of Eastern Fresno County
Our Mission: We are interested in preserving knowledge and artifacts of the eastern Fresno County area such as: mining, logging, ranching, Native heritage, hydroelectric development, and the cultural development of our small communities.
Our Mission: We are interested in preserving knowledge and artifacts of the eastern Fresno County area such as: mining, logging, ranching, Native heritage, hydroelectric development, and the cultural development of our small communities.
We are located at 33280 Lodge Rd, Tollhouse, CA 93667. We are just east of Sierra High School. One mile east of State Highway 168, at the Bottom of the "Four Lanes". An easy short drive to many discoveries!
We want to share with you the exciting history through pictures, exhibits and written descriptions of life between 1850 and 2018
Our Mission: We are interested in preserving knowledge and artifacts of the eastern Fresno County area such as: mining, logging, ranching, Native heritage, hydroelectric development, and the cultural development of our small communities.
We want to share with you the exciting history through pictures, exhibits and written descriptions of life between 1850 and 2018
" A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots. "
Marcus Garvey
EASTERN FRESNO COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
HISTORY IN PHOTOGRAPHS (click on picture for video)
A SLIDE SHOW OF HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHS
OUR EXHIBITS AND DISPLAYS
FIVE BUILDINGS OF ARTIFACTS
HISTORY FROM 1865
AUTHENTIC (THE ORIGINAL!) AND
HISTORIC SCHOOL BUILDING
RECREATIONS OF TIME PAST
EXTENSIVE HISTORY OF SIERRA HIGH SCHOOL
The San Joaquin Watershed - The most used water in the world!
Since 1896 the waters of the San Joaquin River has been used to electrify the area from Fresno County and South, to Los Angeles. These projects are managed today by Pacific Gas & Electric and Southern California Edison.
The first power plant was on the lower San Joaquin River, between Auberry and North Fork, utilizing the then known North Fork of the San Joaquin. Now known as Willow Creek, it flows into Bass Lake and then to the powerhouse through a series of flumes to 1500 feet above the powerhouse where it goes from pen stock (large pipe) into the powerhouse.
