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Selma California News
Welcome to your Selma California news page.
The only page on the internet committed to news from the city of Selma
and the State of California.
City of Selma Selma began with the founding of the Valley View School
district in 1880. In 1890 four farmers (J.D. Whitson, E.H. Tucker, George Otis and Monroe
Snyder) formed a partnership, developed a townsite and began auctioning lots. The city of Selma
was incorporated just three years later. By 1910, although raisins were the major crop, Selma
was know as the “Home of the Peach”. In 1912, both fruits were honored in a
“Peach/Raisin Festival”. Selma officially adopted the name “Raisin Capital
of the World” in 1963, with 90% of the nation’s raisin crop being cultivated
within eight miles of the city.
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