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  2. Visalia, California - Wikipedia

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    Visalia ( / vaɪˈseɪljə, vɪ -/ vy-SAYL-yə, vih-) [9] [10] is a city in the agricultural San Joaquin Valley of California. The population was 141,384 as per the 2020 census. Visalia is the fifth-largest city in the San Joaquin Valley, the 40th most populous in California, and 192nd in the United States. [11] As the county seat of Tulare ...

  3. History of Visalia, California - Wikipedia

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    When Visalia was founded in 1852, it was located in the largest valley oak woodland in California. Nourished in the fertile soils of the Kaweah River delta, valley oaks covered a 400-square-mile (1,000 km 2) area. As Visalia's population grew, more trees were cut down for firewood and to make room for new crops.

  4. Tulare County, California - Wikipedia

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    Website. tularecounty .ca .gov. Tulare County ( / tʊˈlɛəri / ⓘ tuu-LAIR-ee) is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 473,117. [6] The county seat is Visalia. [7] The county is named for Tulare Lake, once the largest freshwater lake west of the Great Lakes.

  5. Downtown Visalia - Wikipedia

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    Downtown Visalia is the central business district of Visalia, California, United States, which is located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The area features an array of public art and unique shopping opportunities. [1]

  6. Sequoia National Park - Wikipedia

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    Sequoia National Park is an American national park in the southern Sierra Nevada east of Visalia, California. The park was established on September 25, 1890, and today protects 404,064 acres (631 sq mi; 163,519 ha; 1,635 km 2) [2] of forested mountainous terrain. Encompassing a vertical relief of nearly 13,000 feet (4,000 m), the park contains ...

  7. Tulare Lake - Wikipedia

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    Tulare Lake ( / tʊˈlɛəri / ⓘ) or Tache Lake ( Yokuts: Pah-áh-su, Pah-áh-sē) is a freshwater lake in the southern San Joaquin Valley, California, United States. Historically, Tulare Lake was once the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River. [2] For thousands of years, from the Paleolithic onward, Tulare Lake was a uniquely ...

  8. College of the Sequoias - Wikipedia

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    Each location offers the full-range of general education offerings and students services, but each also features a flagship program. The Visalia main campus is the home of Nursing and Allied Health, the Hanford Center (opened in 2010) is the home of the Public Safety Academy, and the Tulare College Center (opened in 2012) is the home of ...

  9. Visalia Municipal Airport - Wikipedia

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    Visalia was the first community ever to enroll in the program which had been established more than a decade earlier in 2003. In March 2017, Visalia received a grant worth $3,703,368 for the construction of two 10-unit tee hangars to serve small single-engine aircraft, and one corporate hangar to serve business jets and large aircraft.