West and Jensen Aves., Fresno, California. County/parish: Fresno.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 07, 2001. NRIS 01001050.
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).
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123857901