California's Centennial Cities in 2019

California cities that celebrate 100 years in 2019!

CENTENNIAL 2019
Patterson Dec. 22, 1919

Patterson is the Apricot Capital of the World.

Incorporation The Patterson Colony map was filed with the Stanislaus County Recorders office on December 13, 1909. Sales of the ranch properties and city lots commenced. Patterson was the third city in Stanislaus County to incorporate on December 22, 1919.

Population of 20,875, Patterson is a rural, small town surrounded by agricultural land. With agriculture as its primary economic base, orchards of apricots, almonds and walnuts, as well as row crops of dry beans, tomatoes, broccoli, spinach, peas and melons play an important role in Patterson's history.

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The best California BBQ Restaurant in the area, Apricot Wood is located in Patterson, CA, the Apricot Capital of the world. Our true low and slow BBQ with Apricot, Almond, and Oak woods makes us a favorite BBQ restaurant of many clients from miles around. In addition, our steaks, tri-tip, ribs, chicken and other dishes are uniquely top quality in taste because we only serve Choice Angus beef, Free Range Organic Chicken, Heritage Pork, and locally sourced vegetables.

blossomhillapricots.com
Blossom Hill Packing Co.
Lucich-Santos Farms
12631 Rogers Road
P.O. Box 637
Patterson, CA
Family Owned & Farmed for Four Generations. Our tradition is to grow the best Apricots possible in a sustainable minded environment. The Blossom Hill orchards are located in Patterson, CA which is considered to be the world's best Apricot growing grounds. Lucich Santos Farms has been family owned for more than 90 years with over 35 years growing and shipping apricots.

100 years ago in Patterson, California

• For a second consecutive week, Patterson's incoming mail was destroyed Monday evening when the mail bag inadvertently fell under the wheels of the train. The bag contained numerous Christmas letters and cards. This time numerous local residents witnessed the mishap at the depot.
• Local boy Clarence Anderson is the third from here wounded in the war
• Christmas buying restrictions have been lifted by the State Council of Defense. Limitations were placed because of labor and transportation expenses during wartime.
• Flu epidemic: Spanish flu
• First rain causes damage
• Two local dairymen fined $10 each after pleading guilty to not cooling cream after the first hour of separation. They are the first locals to be charged with the infraction.
• Operators will no longer be allowed to give out the time - a war restriction.
• All men 21 and over are required to register for military service and may do so on the West Side at Crows Landing.
• Eliminating ground squirrels project to poison squirrels along the Southern Pacific tracks is underway. The county program to eliminate ground squirrels by use of poisoning begins. Criminal action against those who don't comply will be considered.
• February 24, 1918 Thursday's election to incorporate Patterson into a city failed by the close margin of 124-116. Pre-election debate was spirited.
• February 17, 1918 The issue of incorporating the town of Patterson and becoming a city will soon be decided by the voters. A community meeting has been called for this Saturday evening to discuss the issue, which is opposed by many. That includes the president of the Mineral Products Co. who in a letter to the public points out that his firm plans to construct a large plant here within the next six months. His firm would pay between a quarter and a third of the taxes needed to support city government, he claims.
• A "slacker list" has been prepared by the county's Exemption Board, targeting those who have not registered for the draft. The list includes 79 names, including six from Patterson.