James W C Pogue

James William Center Pogue

  • American

James William Center Pogue was born, the son of John Pogue and was a native of Greene County, Tennessee. Pogue entered California on the Honey Lake trail, arriving with a wagon train at Red Bluff in 1857. As a civic leader, Pogue was father of the Lemon Cove community. He was a school trustee for many years, having helped in the building of the district. In politics Pogue was a Democrat; in religious matters he was Presbyterian. He generously gave of his time and talents in all these various organizations to promote the welfare of Tulare County and his beloved Lemon Cove. - NRHP, 21 June 1991


Timeline

Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
1857/00/00 Entering California on the Honey Lake trail, James W C Pogue arrives with a wagon train at Red Bluff in 1857. Life Nobles Emigrant Trail Lassen Volcanic National Park
1862/00/00 The Pogues settle near Venice Hills in Tulare County. Life
1868/00/00 After the flood of 1868, the Pogues move to Dry Creek. Although lemons are considered too tropical to grow in the San Joaquin valley, James Pogue plants lemons along with his oranges in the family orchard. Work
1875/00/00 In the 1870s, J B Wallace and C W Crocker of San Francisco, and J W C Pogue, organize the Wallace, Crocker and Pogue Company for the purpose of buying ranch land to raise livestock. Owner
1877/00/00 J W C Pogue begins an experimental grove of citrus in his family orchard on the "Ditch Ranch." Work
1879/00/00 The Cottonwoods is built by the J B Wallace, C W Crocker and the Pogue Company as a hotel and residence for superintendent, James William Center Pogue. Owner Pogue Hotel Lemon Cove
1880/00/00 Pogue moves citrus trees from Dry Creek in 200-pound balls of dirt, 20 survive and he plants 10 more: 4 Washington navels, 2 Valencias, 2 Lisbon lemons and 2 lime trees. They all grow, but the lemons exceed expectations. Work Lemon Cove California Lemon
1881/00/00 Wallace dies and the company is reorganized. Mrs Wallace takes her one third, over 3,000 acres in the western part of the Cove, and operates the property as the Wallace Ranch. Pogue buys the Crocker share and becomes owner of the hotel and 6,000 acres. Owner Pogue Hotel Lemon Cove
1894/00/00 James Pogue surveys 15 acres of his ranch for the townsite of Lemon Cove. The Pogue Hotel and Store, located on a lot north of the hotel, will evolve as a town center. Developer Lemon Cove California
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