Fresno Sanitary Landfill
United States historic place in Fresno, California. Added to the National Register in 2001, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Fresno Municipal Sanitary Landfill in Fresno, California, was the first modern landfill in the U.S., pioneering the use of trenching, compacting, and daily burial to combat rodent and debris problems. It became a model for other landfills around the country, and one of the longest-lived. The landfill was operated by the City of Fresno from 1937 until 1987, when it was closed. At that time, the landfill had reached the size of 145 acres (0.59 km2).
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The record
| Property type | Site |
| Address | West and Jensen Aves., Fresno, CA |
| County | Fresno County |
| Listed | Aug 7, 2001 |
| Reference number | 01001050 |
| Type of place | landfill |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | West and Jensen Aves., Fresno, CA |
| Coordinates | 36.69985, -119.82919 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks · 69 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Pine Flat Campground 29 mi · Hidden View Campground 29 mi · Buck Ridge 29 mi |
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 01001050. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.