Town of Woodbridge

San Joaquin County · Woodbridge · location approximate

In 1852 Jeremiah H. Woods and Alexander McQueen established a ferry across the Mokelumne River at this point. As a result a new road from Stockton to Sacramento was established by way of Woods' Ferry. In 1858 Woods built a bridge at the site of the ferry. From it the town, which was laid out in April 1859, took the name Woodbridge.

1971 register text, presented as a historical document.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 ↗

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

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