Kerman ,A city in Iran and in California ; any relationship ?
This is true that the names are exactly the same,some people say that men from Iran,Kerman traveled to USA and built this city because of it’s rich lands .
now I put some old and new photos of Kerman city in California.
the trees you see in pictures are familiar for me (because I live in Kerman,Iran) .I’ve seen lots of them in my city ,they are really the same,but is the matter proved?
now some history notes:
Around 1891, the Southern Pacific Railroad Company constructed a new line between Tracy and Fresno. A watering tank and pump on that line was the beginning of Kerman, which was christened Collis in honor of the President of the road, Collis P. Huntington. The first inhabitant, the caretaker of the pump and tank, kept the tank full of water for the thirsty engines with their long and lumbering trains. After some months, he resigned his job, not because of the work, he said, but because it was too lonesome and he was tired of being a hermit. He said he never saw anyone but the train crews and they were always in too big a hurry to carry on a conversation.
As a speculative venture, the old and very rich Bank of California purchased a huge tract of land in every County of California. The arid, barren land around Kerman seemed to be a good venture, so that happened to be the allotment for Fresno County.
After the death of its promoter, the bank became insolvent and its property was liquidated. The property here attracted the attention of two Los Angeles capitalists, William G. Kerckoff and Jacob Mansar, who saw a chance to purchase a plentiful water supply from the newly constructed Enterprise Canal, which had its source in the Kings River. The men combined the first three letters of each of their names and christined the area “Kerman.”
And as I know name of my city originate from the word “Kariman”(Persian) which means Great Men! ,this proves that there’s no relationship.
So what’s the truth? If you know inform me.
