Madera, California
Madera County · Population 66,224 · Card no. 10232
The Madera County seat in the San Joaquin Valley, named for the Spanish word for wood, after a lumber flume.
- A 54-mile flume floated lumber down from the Sierra to the railroad here.
- Almonds, pistachios and wine grapes dominate the county.
- Yosemite's southern entrance lies to the northeast.
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