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First California town name not of Spanish or native American origin...
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First California town name not of Spanish or native American origin...

Item # 130236 ·
STOCKTON DAILY INDEPENDENT, California, 1880  Stockton was founded by Captain Charles Maria Weber in 1849 after he acquired Rancho Campo de los Franceses. The city is named after Robert F. Stockton, and it was the first community in California to have a name not of Spanish or Native American origin. The city is located on the San Joaquin River in the northern San Joaquin Valley.
Four pages, good condition.
Category: The Old West
Price
$33
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.