Dick Meyer - a native of Porterville, California - would die while street racing back in California just several days after competing in this event.
Continuing to run as an independent candidate, Collins chose as his Vice Presidential running mate Rosemary Giumarra of Porterville, California.
Misverstand Dam is a combined gravity & arch type dam located on the Berg River, near Porterville, Western Cape, South Africa.
Porterville was first settled by Centerville residents Sanford and Nancy Warriner Porter in 1859.
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The original church house was erected in 1898 and subsequently dedicated in 1908 by President Joseph F. Smith.
Porterville would eventually bring forth two more of its native sons to compete in NASCAR; 1973 Talladega 500 winner Dick Brooks and NASCAR legend Marv Acton.
The A-10 was produced by a number of companies, including Mitchell Aircraft Corporation and Mitchell Wing, Inc. of Porterville, California, MitchellWing Aircraft Company of Kansas, Tulsa Mitchell Wing, Inc. of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Higher Planes of Dover, Kansas and lastly AmeriPlanes of Truro, Iowa.
Wayne Hardin (born 1927) – College Football Hall of Famer, former head football coach at Porterville College 1952 and 1953
Simeon ("Sim") Garland Iness (July 9, 1930 in Keota, Oklahoma – May 23, 1996 in Porterville, California) was an American discus thrower and Olympic gold medalist.
Minor league sports teams, such as the baseball Visalia Rawhide of the class-A level California League (an affiliate to the Arizona Diamondbacks), two teams of the Minor League Football Association in Tulare and Visalia, and four teams of the Central California Basketball League based in Porterville, attract many residents and add to the amenities in the county.