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Madera County, California GenWeb
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..Chowchilla
15 miles northwest of Madera just
off Hwy 99. Chowchilla PO was opened in 1912. The town was incorporated
in 1923. The name "Chowchilla" is a corruption of the designation of a
warlike Indian tribe that lived along the Chowchilla River; the Indian
name is said to have the meaning "murderers."
