Historical Marker · No. 777
Site of San Joaquin City
Tracy, San Joaquin County · California
Erected by California State Park Commission; San Joaquin County Historical Society, 1962
The plaque here is a replacement, dedicated on a leap day in 2020 by two private efforts, the California Landmark Foundation and the Bill Beaver Project, a volunteer campaign to visit and document every state landmark, after the 1962 bronze went missing. The town it names was a river landing of 1849, where boats met the wagons and travelers bound for the southern mines crossing the San Joaquin at Durham's Ferry. As a terminal for riverboats it shipped the west side's grain and cattle. Nothing of the town is left to see.
What the plaque says
Site of San Joaquin City This river town was established in 1849. Pioneers and freight wagons following post roads to the southern mines crossed the river nearby at Durham's Ferry. As a terminal for riverboats, the town played an important part in development of west side grain farming and cattle raising. California Registered Historical Landmark No. 777 Plaque placed by the California State Park Commission in cooperation with the San Joaquin County Historical Society, November 3, 1962. Rededicated by the California Landmark Foundation and the Bill Beaver Project, February 29, 2020.
Where it stands
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