FRENCH CAMP

Historical Landmark

Description:
Here was the terminus of the Oregon-California Trail used from about 1832 to 1845 by the French-Canadian trappers employed by the Hudson's Bay Company. Every year Michel La Framboise, among others, met fur hunters camped with their families here. In 1844 Charles M. Weber and William Gulnac promoted the first white settlers' colony on Rancho del Campo de los Franceses, which included French Camp and the site of Stockton.

Registration Date: 12/1/1958

Location:
City: French Camp
County: San Joaquin

Directions:
On Elm St at French Camp School, French Camp

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