NUT TREE AN HISTORIC HIGHWAY LANDMARK
NUT TREE BEGAN UNDER A GREAT BLACK WALNUT TREE AS A RANCH FRUIT STAND ON JULY 3, 1921. THE FOUNDERS, EDWIN AND HELEN POWER, PIONEERED HIGHWAY MERCHANDISING AND FOOD SERVICE, CREATING A UNIQUE ENTERPRISE THAT SYMBOLIZES BOUNTIFUL CALIFORNIA. THE NUT TREE AIRPORT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1955 AND NUT TREE WAS DESIGNATED A UNITED STATES POSTAL STATION IN 19632. PLAQUE RESENTED AND DEDICATED BY THE NATIVE SONS OF THE GOLDEN WEST, SUISUN, CALIFORNIA-APRIL 21, 1974. DEDICATED BY GRAND PARLOR NATIVE SONS OF THE GOLDEN WEST HOWARD E. KERN, GRAND PRESIDENT, APRIL 21, 1974 IN MEMORY OF JAMES D. PHELAN, UNITED STATES SENATOR. |