#0410 Charter Oak or Election Tree

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#0410 Charter Oak or Election Tree

Site information:

Charter Oak Dr, 0.3 mi W of Rd 180, 7 mi E of Visalia

36.358426,-119.176387

Plaque information:

Private plaque, state plaque is missing

Plaque text:

Tulare County Election Tree

Under a nearby tree a party commanded by Major James D. Savage, on July 10, 1852, conducted an election by which Tulare County was organized. Woodsville, Site of Wood's Cabin, the first small town settled by white men in Tulare County, and first county seat, was located about one-half mile sough of this marker. This general area, the delta of the Kaweah River, was also known as the "Four Creek Country."

Original plaque placed by California Centennials Commission, base furnished by Tulare County Historical Society, dedicated July 10, 1949.  New monument placed by Tulare County Historical Society, dedicated February 5, 2011.

Registered 11/15/1948

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