Site of First Building in Present City of Stockton

Site of First Building in Present City of Stockton is a California Historical Landmark in Stockton, San Joaquin County.

Lindsay Point, City Hall, Stockton · location approximate

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In August 1844, the first settlers arrived at Rancho del Campo de los Franceses. One of the company, Thomas Lindsay, built the first dwelling, a tule hut, on this site. He was later murdered by Indians and buried here by travelers. The point was formed by the junction of McLeod's Lake and Miner's Channel.

1971 register text, presented as a historical document. It uses the period's terms for Native people; the state's landmark listings still carry most of this wording, and the California Office of Historic Preservation maintains the program's current texts.

Many of these plaques have since been recast or their texts revised. The California Historical Landmarks program and its current texts are maintained by the California Office of Historic Preservation. California Office of Historic Preservation ↗

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Historical maps covering this location

1848 · Gold And Quicksilver District Of California, 1848 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1850 · Map of the mining district of California (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1865 · The Central Part of the State of California. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1866 · Central California. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1897 · Stockton, California (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Gold And Quicksilver District Of California, 1848, 1848, covering the location of Site of First Building in Present City of Stockton, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Gold And Quicksilver District Of California, 1848, 1848, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours and the location is approximate.

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Marker data: State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation, California Historical Landmarks (1971)

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