Wednesday, October 01, 2008

California Historical Landmark #668

Jack and I stopped here on the way back from a baseball tournament at Big League Dreams in Manteca.

French Camp
California State Historical Landmark #668

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This landmark is located On Elm Street at French Camp School, French Camp, California in San Joaquin County. There are 24 other California State Historical Landmarks in San Joaquin County. The GPS coordinates for this location are N 37° 53.166 W 121° 16.198.

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Here was the terminus of the Oregon-California Trail used from about 1832 to 1845 by the French-Canadian trappers employed by the Hudson's Bay Company. Every year Michel La Framboise, among others, met fur hunters camped with their families here. In 1844 Charles M. Weber and William Gulnac promoted the first white settlers' colony on Rancho del Campo de los Franceses, which included French Camp and the site of Stockton.

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