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California Historical Landmarks (PH 9-13)(Before 1969) (134 pages)

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San Francisco all year round, an advantage not possessed by any other town in the county except Stockton. The floods of 1862 destroyed the town. 03 mile east of Benson’s Ferry (San Joaquin) SITE OF WOOD'S FERRY AND WOOD'S BRIDGE In 1852, immediately after his arrival and the completion of his 163 cabin, Woods proceeded to build a ferry boat and establish the crossing known as Wood's Ferry. In 1858, he built a bridge at the old ferry crossing and charged a toll for crossing. The rates were $1 for a pair of animals and wagon; and $0.50 extra for every additional pair of animals with the wagon. Mokelumne River, approximately 250 feet north of Woodbridge Irrigation District Diversion Dam (San Joaquin) THE OLD ARROW TREE An old Indian woman gave the following account: “Many moons 164 ago, before white man came.. the people were very bad, and the Great Spirit would not send us any rain to make things grow. .. All.. animals came down the mountains to water in the lower Mad River where rain fell in abundance. All the mountain Indians were starving and dying . . had to follow the food into the land of hostile Mad River Indians. The Mad River Indians resented the invasion and they fought . . when Great Spirit spoke to both chiefs and told them to meet at 4 certain tree .. they were to ccas¢e fighting and go home . . . there would be plenty of rain . . . but in memory of the peace treaty, each tribe on passing the tree must shoot an arrow into 1ts bark. 0.8 mile east of Korbel (Humboldt) WEBER POINT AND SITE OF CAPTAIN CHARLES M. WEBER HOUSE ‘ Weber Point, in Stockton, is the site of the home of Captain 165 Charles M. Weber, pioneer founder of the city. Native of Germany, and overland emigrant to California in 1841, Weber settled on the site of Stockton in 1847. The old house has disappeared; only a few trees still standing mark Stockton’s pioneer landmark. Weber Point, Stockton (San Joaquin) FRENCH GULCH Mining center occupied by Frenchmen in the early 1850's. “The 166 Gulch” is said to have the distinction of being the birthplace of the first male white child born in the county, C. F. Montgomery, April 24, 1851. French Gulch (Shasta) LA MESA BATTLEFIELD La Mesa Battlefield served as a campsite for the California forces 167 under General Castro, in the summer of 1846, in the United States occupation of California during the Mexican War. The battle of La Mesa, last military encounter of the war on the California front, was fought here January 9, 1847. 4500 Downey Road, Vernon (Los Angeles) California's First Theatre (No. 136, Monterey).