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Cutler’s history is
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Rails reached Cutler in 1897. The San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad established a manned depot and offered passenger and freight service. Cutler was located at mile post 38.50 on the Visalia District. In 1899 the SF&SJV because a part of the Santa Fe Railroad. In 1914, a second rail line, one mile east of town, was laid by the Minkler Southern (a subsidiary of the Santa Fe). A connecting wye was established as well. Cutler remained an important rail junction point through the 1970s. Dwindling freight traffic caused the Santa Fe to sell the rail lines to the Tulare Valley Railroad in 1992. The rails were soon abandoned and removed.

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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Cutler is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Cutler has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Orosi Branch Library in Orosi, 1.4 miles away.

Cutler and the nearest listed places

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Orosi Branch LibrarySequoia Field-Visalia-Dinuba School of AeronauticsOrange Cove Santa Fe Railway DepotReedley National BankReedley Opera House ComplexBank of Italy Building

Closest to Cutler

Orosi Branch LibraryOrosi · Built 19211.4miSequoia Field-Visalia-Dinuba School of AeronauticsMonson · District5.6miOrange Cove Santa Fe Railway DepotOrange Cove · Building6.9miReedley National BankReedley · Building10.2miReedley Opera House ComplexReedley · Building10.3mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Orosi Branch Library’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

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📜 Dinuba📜 Orange Cove📜 Reedley📜 Woodlake
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