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The town of Tulare was founded in 1872 by the Southern Pacific Railroad to serve as its San Joaquin Valley headquarters. The early years were quite difficult as the town burned down and was rebuilt three times in its first 14 years. Further hardship hit in 1891 when the Railroad moved its area headquarters to Bakersfield.

The city did not give up, though. Residents turned to agriculture for their livelihood, but faced the challenge of providing enough water to supply the new industry. To bring water to the area, residents founded the Tulare Irrigation District and issued bonds to construct an extensive canal system carrying water from the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The town paid the bonds off early and in 1903 celebrated with a bond-burning celebration. The foresight in building those canals provides the lifeblood of the present day economy in Tulare.

While the agriculture industry accounts for the largest percentage of jobs in the Tulare area, there is a wide diversity of employment opportunities available. One of the largest employers is Tulare District Hospital, a world-class health care facility that has been providing top quality care to area residents for over 50 years.

Residents in Tulare love the small-town feel of their city and Tulare's central business district is enough to satisfy any shopper's appetite for complete services as well as interest and diversity. The tree-lined streets of Tulare's healthy and vibrant downtown feature a full array of interesting gift shops, custom-made clothing stores, florists and unusual antique shops. Within the small-town atmosphere of the central business district, merchants get to know their customers personally and become acquainted with individual preferences. Tulare merchants delight in accommodating customers' special requests.

The city of Tulare is served by the Tulare City School District which includes nine elementary and three middle schools, and the Tulare Joint Union High School District. The California State University System has two campuses within an hour’s drive in Fresno and Bakersfield, and there a variety of other colleges and Universities in the area.
Tulare County is unique because it offers the benefits of a rural life style without sacrificing culture, arts, or recreation. Tulare County Symphony performs classical, pops-in-the-park, holiday and young people concerts each season. In Tulare and the surrounding communities, concerts and theater presentations are available in an array of venues.

The recreational opportunities within an easy drive or Tulare are innumerable. Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks and Inyo and Sequoia National Forests comprise 1,371,020 acres altogether. Sequoia National Park is California's second oldest national park. The parks and forests provide an array of dining, lodging and camping services. Mountain resorts, winter sports of all kinds, fishing, boating, back-packing, hunting, hiking, and water skiing attract thousands of visitors. The two national parks contain the largest redwoods in the world, including the famous General Grant Tree and the General Sherman Tree.