| El Prado | |
| Settlement Type: | Former settlement |
| Pushpin Map: | California |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in California |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | California |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Fresno County |
| Coordinates: | 36.9064°N -119.7317°W |
| Elevation M: | 115 |
| Elevation Ft: | 377 |
El Prado is a former settlement in Fresno County, California.[1] It was located at the junction of the San Joaquin and Eastern and the Southern Pacific Railroads 6miles north-northwest of Clovis.
The settlement was located at an elevation of 377 feet (115 m). The primary function of the settlement was being a switch yard for the Southern Pacific Railroad, and the San Joaquin and Eastern Railroad. It initially known as "Nopac Siding", before it was changed to El Prado (The Meadow) shortly after its construction.[2] It still appeared on maps as late as 1922.[3] [4]
A clash between Southern Pacific Railroad Police, and the Industrial Workers of the World occurred in January 1913, when the railroad police assaulted the members of the I.W.W. for passing literature to train passengers, and laborers going through El Prado.[5]