| 词条 | Downtown Visalia |
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|name = |official_name =Downtown Visalia |other_name = |native_name = |native_name_lang = |settlement_type =Neighborhood of the City of Visalia |total_type = |motto = |image_skyline = Visalia Panorama.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = Downtown skyline during a clear day as seen from the new parking structure, February 2009. |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |image_dot_map = |dot_mapsize = |dot_map_caption = |dot_x = |dot_y = |pushpin_map = |pushpin_label_position = |pushpin_map_caption = |pushpin_mapsize = |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = California |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = County of Tulare |subdivision_type3 = City |subdivision_name3 = Visalia |subdivision_type4 = |subdivision_name4 = |seat_type = |seat = |parts_type = Subdistricts of Downtown |parts_style = coll |p1 = Arts District |p2 = East Main |p3 = East Main Extension |p4 = Main Street |p5 = Medical District |p6 = North Downtown |p7 = Recreation Park |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_party = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 = |established_title = |established_date = |established_title1 = |established_date1 = |established_title2 = |established_date2 = |established_title3 = |established_date3 = |coordinates = {{coord|36|19|43|N|119|17|45|W|display=inline}} |extinct_title = |extinct_date = |founder = |named_for = |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m =|elevation_ft =|elevation_max_m =|elevation_max_ft =|elevation_min_m =|elevation_min_ft =|timezone =|utc_offset =|timezone_DST =|utc_offset_DST =|coor_pinpoint =|postal_code_type = ZIP codes|postal_code =93291, 93292|area_code =|blank_name =|blank_info =|blank1_name =|blank1_info =|blank2_name =|blank2_info =|blank3_name =|blank3_info =|blank4_name =|blank4_info =|blank5_name =|blank5_info =|blank6_name =|blank6_info =|website = downtownvisalia.com|footnotes =}}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{{Citation needed|date=February 2017}}. The Downtown area is the hub for the city's public transport transit center.Downtown is generally thought to be bounded by Giddings Street on the west, Murray Avenue on the north, Ben Maddox Way on the east, and the Sequoia (198) Freeway on the south.==History=====Early years===When California achieved statehood in 1850, Tulare County did not exist. The land that is now Tulare County was part of the huge Mariposa County. In 1852 some pioneers settled in the area, then called Four Creeks. The area got its name from many watershed creeks and rivers flowing from the Sierra Nevada Mountains. All the water resulted in a widespread swampy area with a magnificent oak forest. The group of settlers petitioned the state legislature for county status and on July 10 of that same year Tulare County became a reality.One of the first inhabitants of a fort built by the settlers, unnecessarily as it turns out; to protect themselves from Native Americans was Nathaniel Vise. Nathaniel was responsible for surveying the new settlement. In November 1852 he wrote, "The town contains from 60-80 inhabitants, 30 of whom are children of school age. The town is located upon one of the subdivisions of the Kaweah (River) and is destined to be the county seat of Tulare.” In 1853 that prediction became a reality and Visalia has remained the county seat since that time.Visalia is thought to be named for Nathaniel Vises' ancestral home, Visalia, Kentucky. Early growth in Visalia can be attributed in part to the gold rush along the Kern River. The gold fever brought many transient miners through Visalia along the way and when the lure of gold failed to materialize, many returned to Visalia to live their lives and raise families.In 1858, Visalia was added to John Butterfield's Overland Stage route from St. Louis to San Francisco. Included in the early crop of citizens were some notorious and nasty individuals who preyed upon the travelers along the Butterfield Stage route. Many saloons and hotels sprouted up around the stage stop downtown and commerce was brisk if a bit risky.The next memorable event was the arrival of the telegraph in 1860. Visalians then could get timely information of the events taking place on the East Coast which would ultimately develop into the American Civil War.During the American Civil War many citizens of Visalia couldn't decide whether Visalia should stand on the side of the North or the South, so they simply had a Mini Civil War of their own on Main Street. No one really knows the outcome of the war, but apparently it was concluded to the satisfaction of the participants and life returned to normal.The federal government however, was not so easily convinced and reacting to concern about sedition banned Visalia's pro-south Equal Rights Expositor newspaper and established a military garrison. Camp Babbitt was built in 1862 to stop overt southern support as well as maintain law and order in the community. During these Civil War years, Visalia was incorporated which gave the town new rights. The second incorporation in 1874 moved Visalia into city status with a common council and an ex officio Mayor and President.Visalia History 2. ^1 Transportation 3. ^Steel Up at Visalia's Tallest Building {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828112825/http://www.valleyvoicenewspaper.com/vvarc/2006/december62006.htm |date=2008-08-28 }} 4. ^Kaweah Delta’s Office Complex To Break Ground {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717184104/http://www.valleyvoicenewspaper.com/vv/stories/2000x/kddhoffice.htm |date=2011-07-17 }} External links
2 : Neighborhoods in Visalia, California|Geography of Tulare County, California |
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