Millerton was a settlement located on the San Joaquin River and was the original county seat of Fresno County. Millerton was populated from about 1853 to the 1880s and is now inundated by the waters o
Historic photograph showing Millerton settlement in 1870. View from right bank of the San Joaquin River.
Reconstructed Millerton courthouse at the edge of Millerton Lake in 2017
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Millerton Lake is an artificial lake near the town of Friant, about 15 mi north of downtown Fresno, California, United States. The reservoir was created by the construction of 319 ft high Friant Dam o
Millerton, Madera County, California
…River and was the original county seat of Fresno County. Millerton was populated from about 1853 to the 1880s and is now inundated by the waters of Millerton Lake. As part of the California Gold Rush, placer miners explored the San Joaquin River. A man named Cassady set up a placer mining operation, near where…
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