Oakhurst’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Oakhurst. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Oakhurst was a common meeting ground for the Miwoks, Yokuts, and Monos before the time of the California Gold Rush.
Many Native Californians were displaced by white settlers following the enactment of the Act for the Government and Protection of Indians in 1850. This act facilitated the removal and displacement of Native Californian Indians from their traditional lands, and led to the Mariposa War, the first battle of which was fought near present-day Oakhurst on January 11, 1851. By June 1851, most Native Americans in the region had been relocated to the Fresno River Farm Reservation, opening the region to the first permanent white settlers.
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Start Oakhurst’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Oakhurst’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewOakhurst California Welcome Sign …, 1999: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Oakhurst, decade by decade
Nothing in Oakhurst is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Oakhurst has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Mariposa Grove Museum in Wawona, 12 miles away.
Oakhurst and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.