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One of 35 National Register listings published here for Tulare County · listed in 2000 · category: District.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Sequoia Field- Visalia-Dinuba School of Aeronautics
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. 12 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1927.
The listing
- Listed as. Sequoia Field-- Visalia-Dinuba School of Aeronautics - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
- Address. Near jct. of Ave. 368 and Road 112, 9 mi. N of Visalia, Visalia, 93291
- When was it listed? June 2000
- Category. district
- Census division. Visalia
- National Register reference number. 99001591 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.
Fires near this property
111 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 111 fires within 5 miles of Sequoia Field- Visalia-Dinuba School of Aeronautics between 1992 and 2014, burning about 589 acres in total. None started naturally. 32 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 34 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Tulare Unit | SPRR #39 |
| 27 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tulare Unit | CORNELL |
| 26 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Tulare Unit | ALTA |
| 22 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Tulare Unit | RAMSEY |
| 21 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Tulare Unit | DIVIDIAN |
| 2 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Tulare Unit | PIEPGRASS |
| 19 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Tulare Unit | GARISPE |
| 18 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Tulare Unit | RAMSEY |
Mines and quarries near this property
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Sequoia Field- Visalia-Dinuba School of Aeronautics: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Parker | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this property
36 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Visalia, the town this property stands in, in 36 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 9 heavy rain, 6 hail, 6 flood, 5 funnel cloud. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1998 | Heavy Rain | Visalia | $13,900,000 | no account filed |
| September 2003 | Wildfire | Visalia | $824,000 | Homers Nose 2 Fire in the Sequoia-Kings Canyon Park was lightning ignited on the 5th and allowed to burn throughout the month. As of the 30th, it had consumed 230 acres at a cost of $824K with no fatalities or injuries nor structures lost. |
| September 1997 | Wildfire | Visalia | $750,000 | Amphitheater Fire. It was the result of an escaped prescribed burn. The total burn area was 242 acres within the Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Park. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Visalia | $250,000 | National Weather Service survey conducted with straightline winds causing damage approximately three miles from the northwest to the southeast into the City of Visalia. Trees toppled, lines downed, minor structures moved, fences downed, and roof damage occurred. Newspaper accounts gave the time of start by eyewitnesses at 1940 PDT. Radar indicated 60 dBZ prior to the storm but it is unknown if the cell got stronger at the time of this report. Radar information is believed to be archived. |
| April 2003 | Heavy Rain | Visalia | $50,000 | Poor visibilities in a short-lived driving rain led to indirect damage of $50K as cars collided on a Visalia freeway. It was reported 17 vehicles were involved as 0.35" of rain fell in a very short period of time in and around the city. |
| April 2006 | Heavy Rain | Visalia | $50,000 | no account filed |
| December 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Visalia | $10,000 | Thunderstorm passage through the Visalia area brought gusty wind. Tree limbs were downed in the middle part of town causing some traffic flow problems. A barn roof was damaged on the west side of Central Visalia from the wind. As a result of the gusty wind and downed tree limbs, power lines were also felled causing power outages in the vicinity. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Visalia | $2,000 | NWS Employee reported trees down and near zero visibility in blowing dust along SR 198 just east of Visalia. |
| February 2024 | Flood | Visalia | - | California Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding on SR 198 at the Ben Maddox Way exchange. |
| February 2024 | Flood | Visalia | - | California Highway Patrol reported the on ramp to eastbound SR 198 completely flooded between Court St. and Santa Fe St. |
| February 2024 | Flood | Visalia | - | An NWS Employee reported water 12-18 inches deep on E. Douglas Ave. between N. Enos St. and N. O'Malley St. following a period of heavy rainfall from a thunderstorm. |
| February 2024 | Flood | Visalia | - | California Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding on eastbound SR 198 at the Court St. underpass. |
| February 2023 | Heavy Rain | Visalia | - | Public report in Visalia of measured rainfall of 2.50 inches of rainfall inches of rainfall on February 24 and an additional 0.60 inches during the morning of February 25 for a total of 3.10 inches. |
| March 2018 | Funnel Cloud | Visalia | - | A brief cold air funnel was reported by an NWS employee at the corner of Houston Ave. and Mooney Blvd. in north Visalia. |
| September 2005 | Lightning | Visalia | - | Early morning thunderstorms moved over the east side of the Central and South San Joaquin Valley. Only trace to very light amounts of rain were reported on the Valley Floor. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Visalia | - | While no verifiable severe storm events occurred in Tulare County, significant damage was caused by large amounts of small hail and locally heavy thundershowers at a time of year when many stone and citrus fruits are vulnerable. |
| April 1999 | Hail | Visalia | - | Hail damage to young vines, strone fruit, and decidiuous crops. This particular damage band was reported between Goshen/Caldwell ESE through Visalia toward Exeter in Tulare County. |
| September 1999 | Lightning | Visalia | - | Lightning struck two poles in Visalia around 0730 PST. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Visalia | - | Radar reports of 55-59 dBZ from the earlier Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Kings County was due to track into Tulare County and near Visalia by 1700 PDT. No damage was reported by either Kings or Tulare County Sheriffs from either event. |
| February 2005 | Heavy Rain | Visalia | - | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Funnel Cloud | Visalia | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Heavy Rain | Visalia | - | no account filed |
| December 2003 | Lightning | Visalia | - | no account filed |
| February 2003 | Funnel Cloud | Visalia | - | no account filed |
| February 2003 | Heavy Rain | Visalia | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Heavy Rain | Visalia | - | no account filed |
| January 2001 | Lightning | Visalia | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Flood | Visalia | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Flood | Visalia | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Heavy Rain | Visalia | - | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Hail | Visalia | - | no account filed |
| January 1997 | Funnel Cloud | Visalia | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Visalia | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Visalia | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Visalia | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Funnel Cloud | Visalia | - | no account filed |
Maps showing this location
12 surveysUnited States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
- 1927 USGS Monson quadrangle1:31680 - 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Monson quadrangle1:24000 - 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Visalia quadrangle1:62500 - 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Monson quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000 - 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000 - 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Visalia quadrangle1:100000 - 2 printings
Listed places nearby
1 within 8 milesOther National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Orosi Branch Library | 7.0 miles | 1983 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 99001591 in Record Group 79. |
| Tulare County | All 35 listed properties in this county. |
Provenance
- Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
- Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
- How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
- Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
- Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
- Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.