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Stockton was founded by Charles Maria Weber in 1849 after he acquired Rancho Campo de los Franceses. The city is named after Robert F. Stockton, [20] and it was the first community in California to have a name not of Spanish or Native American origin.
University of the Pacific (Pacific or UOP) is a private university originally founded as a Methodist-affiliated university with its main campus in Stockton, California, United States, and graduate campuses in San Francisco and Sacramento.
Ophir School in Ophir Ca was founded. It was the 1st school in Placer County. The school burned down in 1873 and at that time was a one room school. In 1873 a new school was built on the present site. in 1881 there were 69 boys and 68 girls but only 2 teachers. It is still in operation today.
The Record was first published by Irving Martin on April 7, 1895. [1] Speidel Newspapers, Inc. bought the newspaper from the Martin family in 1969. [2] The company merged with the Gannett Company in 1977 [3] [4] and sold The Record to the Omaha World-Herald Company in 1994. [5]
Children's Home of Stockton (1912), 430 North Pilgrim Street. Designed by architect Edgar B. Brown, who is also known for designing the Stockton Hotel (1910) and the Knox-Baxter-Sullivan Mansion (1910) at 205 East Magnolia Street. The building was added to the city register by resolution number 99–0312 on June 22, 1999.
Pages in category "History of Stockton, California" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Stockton Rush’s wife is descendant of famous couple who died on Titanic Thursday 22 June 2023 15:00 , Ariana Baio The wife of OceanGate Expeditions CEO Stockton Rush is a descendant of a famous ...
The Holt Manufacturing Company began with the 1883 founding of Stockton Wheel Service in Stockton, California, United States. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Benjamin Holt , later credited with patenting the first workable crawler ("caterpillar") tractor design, incorporated the Holt Manufacturing Company in 1892. [ 6 ]