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| Landmark #365 | San Joaquin County | Visited: May 8, 2015 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A private plaque embedded in a low wall! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: It was on this hill that Dr. Dean Jewett Locke and his brother Elmer H. Locke built the first cabin on this section in 1851. Disturbed by grizzly bears, they spent their first nights in the oak trees. Dr. Locke, physician for the Boston and Newton Joint Stock Company, left Boston on April 16, 1849 to cross the plains and arrive at Sacramento on September 16, 1849. Because he built and maintained a ford across the Mokelumne River, his wife, Delia Hammond Locke, in 1859 named the town he laid out on his ranch Lockeford.
OTHER TIDBITS: That pretty well sums it up! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: 0.6 mi N on Elliotte Rd Lockeford, CA 95237 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~357mi (575km) — 6hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |
