Site of First Junior College in California

Fresno County · Tuolumne and O Streets, Fresno · location approximate

Historical landmark commemorating Fresno Technical School constructed here in 1895. Known as the Fresno High School from 1895-1921. Established as the first junior college of California in 1910; normal school, forerunner to Fresno State College, in 1911; Fresno Technical High School from 1921-1948; and Fresno Junior College, 1948-1959. Plaque placed by the Fresno Tech Alumni Association.

1971 register text, presented as a historical document. It uses the period's terms for Native people; the state's landmark listings still carry most of this wording, and the California Office of Historic Preservation maintains the program's current texts.

Many of these plaques have since been recast or their texts revised. The California Historical Landmarks program and its current texts are maintained by the California Office of Historic Preservation. California Office of Historic Preservation ↗

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation, California Historical Landmarks (1971)

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