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8 unusual facts about Fair Oaks


Candy Lightner

On May 3, 1980, Lightner’s 13-year-old daughter, Cari, was killed by a hit-and-run drunk driver at Sunset and New York Avenues in Fair Oaks, California.

Chickahominy River

At Savage's Station, east of Fair Oaks, they had a large hospital and many military stores.

The attack was made in two places, at the railroad station of Fair Oaks and (about a mile away) at the crossroads of Seven Pines.

Fair Oaks, Indiana

As of 2013, Fair Oaks Farms in Fair Oaks features a working Rotolactor that is open to the public as a part of its "Dairy Adventure" tour.

Rotolactor

As of 2013, a working Rotolactor is open to the public as a part of the "Dairy Adventure" tour at Fair Oaks Farms in Fair Oaks, Indiana.

Sandston, Virginia

The community was named Sandston after Oliver Sands, the president of the Richmond and Fairfield Railway, the electric street railway line which ran through Highland Springs and Fair Oaks to the National Cemetery at Seven Pines.

The Sacramento Union

To meet its goals, the new Union set up offices in Fair Oaks and worked with former Union publishing staff to prepare for its return.

William Hooper Young

The last recorded location of Hooper Young was that he was in Fair Oaks, California in 1928 trying to locate one of his half-sisters.



see also

Faxon Atherton

Atherton's greatest legacy was his family name given to the town of Atherton, previously known as "Fair Oaks".