es , ▁Church ▁then ▁formed ▁the ▁F res no ▁Canal ▁and ▁Ir rig ation ▁Company , ▁a ▁prede cess or ▁of ▁the ▁F res no ▁Ir rig ation ▁District . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 2 , ▁the ▁Central ▁Pacific ▁Rail road ▁established ▁a ▁station ▁near ▁E aster by ' s — by ▁now ▁a ▁h ug ely ▁product ive ▁whe at ▁farm — for ▁its ▁new ▁Southern ▁Pacific ▁line . ▁So on ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁store ▁around ▁the ▁station ▁and ▁the ▁store ▁grew ▁into ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁F res no ▁Station , ▁later ▁called ▁F res no . ▁Many ▁Mill erton ▁residents , ▁drawn ▁by ▁the ▁convenience ▁of ▁the ▁rail road ▁and ▁wor ried ▁about ▁flo oding , ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁community . ▁F res no ▁became ▁an ▁incorpor ated ▁city ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 . ▁By ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁the ▁F res no ▁Tra ction ▁Company ▁operated ▁ 4 7 ▁street c ars ▁over ▁ 4 9 ▁miles ▁of ▁track . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 5 , ▁William ▁Hel m ▁bor ug ht ▁his ▁sheep ▁to ▁F res no ▁county , ▁which ▁was ▁then ▁a ▁vast ▁space ▁of ▁open ▁land . ▁By ▁ 1 8 7 7 , ▁Hel m ▁made ▁F res no ▁his ▁home ▁with ▁a ▁five - acre ▁tract ▁of ▁land ▁at ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁F res no ▁and ▁R ▁streets . ▁Hel m ▁was ▁the ▁largest ▁individual ▁sheep ▁gro wer ▁in ▁F res no ▁County . ▁In ▁carrying ▁his