Historical Marker · No. 178
Lindsay Point
Stockton, San Joaquin County · California
Erected by State Department of Parks and Recreation; local civic and historical organizations, 1969
The plaque that stood here is gone. Stockton's council voted 5 to 0 in 2025 to remove the 1969 bronze, whose claim that Thomas Lindsay was murdered by Indians rested on an 1880 history and a more sensational 1923 retelling that added six arrows. The city clerk added that Lindsay hardly invented the tule house: the Yatchicumne, a Northern Valley Yokuts people, had long built their villages on mounds along this water. The real point, where McLeod Lake met Miner's Channel, lies across the street, and no replacement has been chosen.
What the plaque says
Lindsay Point Site of the First Building in Stockton In August 1844, the first settlers arrived at Rancho del Campo de los Franceses. One of the company, Thomas Lindsay, built the first dwelling, a tule hut, on this site. He was later murdered by Indians and buried here by travelers. The point was formed by the junction of McLeod's Lake and Miner's Channel. California Registered Historical Landmark No. 178 Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with local civic and historical organizations, July 26, 1969.
Where it stands
37.95715, -121.29183 · Directions
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