Burial Place of John Brown ("Juan Flaco")

San Joaquin County · 27 Union Street, Stockton · location approximate

In 1846, during American conquest of California, John Brown, nicknamed "Juan Flaco,"rode from Los Angeles to San Francisco in four days to warn Commodore Stockton of the siege of Los Angeles. As a result, troops were sent and the city secured. This"Paul Revere of California" lived in Stockton from 1851 to 1859 and is buried in the former Citizen's Cemetery near this site.

1971 register text, presented as a historical document.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)

More markers nearby

Weber Point and Site of Captain Charles M. Weber Houseunder 1 mi
Site of First Building in Present City of Stocktonunder 1 mi
Temple Israel Cemeteryunder 1 mi
Reuel Colt Gridley Monumentunder 1 mi

See your own family's places through time.

Start with your family tree