Fresno County Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
county in California, United States
About Fresno County
Fresno is Spanish for "ash tree", with the county named after the abundant shrubby trees that grow along the San Joaquin River. The county was formed in 1856, and developed quickly once irrigation canals were built, leading to its role today as one of the nation's premier agricultural regions - with $5.3 billion in production, Fresno county ranked #1 in the nation for agriculture in 2007. Like other parts of the southern Central Valley, Fresno County is also an oil producing region, with the Coalinga Oil Field having historically been one of the most productive oil fields in the state, and today ranking as the state's eighth largest.
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