History of San Joaquin County, California with historical photographs. In the
history of the world nations have arisen, grown to great strength and influence
in the affairs of the world and then passed away. So is it with the towns of a
state. They were founded, grew to more or less importance in the
community in
which they were located and having filled their place in the county's history,
they passed from memory or they became sleeping landmarks of the past. San
Joaquin County has had several of the villages, some are forgotten, some are but
skeletons of their former self, and some linger along hoping for a revival of
the days of "49". Clements, Lockeford, Waterloo,
Liberty,
Elliott
,
Mokelumne City , New Hope,
Collegeville, French Camp, Linden, Woodbridge, Banta, Atlanta are all towns of the past, post road towns built up and maintained by the staging and teaming of the early days and the farming community. Now staging and teaming is dead and the farmers no longer require community centers, for they ride to town on the steam or traction cars, or sail over the roads in their automobiles.
10 miles south of Manteca on Two Rivers Rd, take S Manteca Rd to Trahern, turn right 1/4 mi, left on Two Rivers Rd to Indian Valley Resort, 200 yards SE of confluence of San Joaquin and Stanislaus Rivers on N bank of Stanislaus
From I-5 take Manthey Rd interchange, take W side frontage rd, go N 1 mi to N bank of San Joaquin River, plaque located at entrance to Mossdale Crossing Park and Ramp, 2.0 mi N of intersection of I-5 and I-205, Tracy
From I-5 take Manthey Rd interchange, take W side frontage rd and go N 1.9 mi to N bank of San Joaquin River, plaque located at entrance to Mossdale Crossing Park and Ramp, 2.0 mi N of intersection of I-5 and I-205, Tracy
