Rancher John T. Davis first established Davis Ranch in 1871; but it would be over 30 years before the land was declared the town of Denair. Tucked away in the San Joaquin Valley; this small oasis offered an abundance of fertile land and water; as well as close proximity to the expanding railroad. Originally considered the townsite of Elmwood; it was renamed Denair on April 14; 1907; for John Denair; a Santa Fe railroad man and land developer who had purchased 9;000 acres in the area. Over the next 100 years; the settlement of Denair slowly grew. Businesses came and went. Families and farms appeared and then disappeared like shifting sands; only to be replaced by others years later. In Denair; nothing ends�it just changes.
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