Where the Palm Meets the Pine

USA / California / Parkwood /
 landmark, trees, boundary marker
Legend has it that this marks the divide between Southern California (the palm tree) and Northern California (the evergreen). While no one has been able to verify the origin of the trees, a public outcry went up in the late 1980s, when the trees were nearly bulldozed to make room for Highway 99. Cal-Trans relented, and the trees remain a symbolic reminder of Madera’s place near the exact center of the state.
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Coordinates:   36°54'15"N   120°0'2"W
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