that was going to be named chÂteau fresno, and it was modeled after a chÂteau in france.s is what kearney envisioned to be out here in kearney park, and that is where he would live. unfortunately, however, the chÂteau was not built. mr. kearney died in 1906. in april of 1906, was actually in the san francisco earthquake at that time. he was not in the best of health. then he suffered probably a mild heart attack at that time. he came back here to fresno to recuperate, and he was going to go to his yearly trip abroad. he would usually do that to seek investors for his fruitvale estates project or socialize. unfortunately, while on board ship, he died of another heart attack. as soon as there was word he died, the link stopped. he was not married. he did not have any children. his will left everything to the university of california-berkeley, so they could build and make a cultural college out here. they chose not to complete the chÂteau, and still continue to use it as a wrench. -- as a ranch. it would have been beautiful to have that, but unfortunately, it did never happe

it was going to be named chateau fresno and was modeled after the chateau in france. this is what kearny envisioned to be out here in kearny park where he would live. now, unfortunately, however, the chateau was not built. mr. kearny died in 1906. in april of 1906 he was actually in the san francisco earthquake at that time. he wasn't in the best of health. but then he suffered probably a mild heart attack during that time. he came back here to fresno to recuperate and he was going to go to his yearly trip abroad. he usually would do that most years to seek investors for his fruit vale estate project or just to socialize. unfortunately, onboard ship he died of another heart attack. once that happened the chateau was no longer being built. they had started a foundation out here at the park. but that, unfortunately, was -- as soon as the word he had died arrived, that stopped. he did not have any -- was not married. did not have any children. his will left everything to the university of california berkeley so they could build an agriculture arl college out here. again,

france, and i'm sure he visited there and that's where he got the idea -- of having his own chateau here in fresno. unfortunately, the chateau did not get built. we at least have this house today to bring people in. this is how they would about agriculture, learned about mr. kearney. we are so lucky that the kearney mansion still exists today. ♪ >> the commanding general of the western defense command determined that all japanese within the coastal areas should move inland. notices were posted. all persons of japanese descent were required to register. >> we have to put ourselves in their shoes in 1942 and not think through the lens of 2017. things were very different back then. we are trying to do is humanize the experience and explain to people the environment people were in so they can understand how people endured that period. we are at the special collection research center at california state university fresno. we are here to talk about the 75th anniversary of the executive order 9066 that president franklin roosevelt signed on february 19, 1942. after the bombing of pearl harbor in 1941, th

that's where he got the idea -- visited there, and that's rate of the idea of having his own chateau here in fresno. unfortunately, the chateau did not get built. we at least have this house today to bring people in. this is how they would about agriculture, learn about mr. kearney. we are so lucky that the kearney mansion still exists today. >> this weekend, we are featuring the history of fresno, california. mr. jacobsen: california, a lot of people probably don't think about agriculture. you really probably forget about this area. people have heard of fresno. they don't know what we do and what we contribute. california produces over 50% of the fruits and vegetables ending up on plate around the country. the san joaquin valley is the real heart of california. it is that big green area you will see in a map of california. it is approximately 100 miles wide and it runs from sacramento to just past bakersfield, about 250, 300 miles. we have a mediterranean climate that is only found in five regions throughout the world and we are the only one found in the united states. that essentially means we ge