Fresno, California

Fresno is a city in and the county seat of Fresno County, California, United States. Named for the abundant ash trees lining the San Joaquin River, Fresno was founded in 1872 as a railway station of the Central Pacific Railroad before it was incorporated in 1885. The population of Fresno grew from 134,000 in 1960 to 428,000 in 2000. With...