We are a non-profit voluntary association dedicated to
all businesses who want to participate. The Chamber is comprised of
local business, residential and community leaders bringing together
their efforts to enhance the Community of Kingsburg. Chamber members are
able to mutually aid each other in promoting and producing business, and
aid the community by providing tax revenues. The Kingsburg District
Chamber of Commerce serves as a link between businesses, local
government, neighborhoods and the general public. It’s you and I,
working together to do more than one of us could do alone.
The
history of Kingsburg is unique with its single ethnic origin. In the
early
huge
wheat farms were the source of Valley wealth and
problems. Transient workers with no ties to any
community spent their wages in the saloons of whatever
town they found themselves. Overindulgence often
resulted in gunshot-punctuated exuberance that often
spilled into the streets. Kingsburg was no different. By
1886
there were four hotels and several saloons causing
consternation to a growing town population. Alarmed
community leaders, hoping to incorporate their city, led
the fight to clean up the town. The fight was between "drys"
who wanted all saloons within the city limits closed,
and "wets" who wanted to maintain status quo. On May 11,
1908,
"drys" won the day. Kingsburg was incorporated and all
but two saloons were closed.
In 1921, ninety-four percent of the population within a three-mile radius of Kingsburg was Swedish-American, giving the community the nickname of "Little Sweden."
