Mokelumne City, California
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Mokelumne City is a ghost town
in San Joaquin County
, California
, United States
. Once the second largest town in San Joaquin County, it was established in 1850 and destroyed by the floods of 1862.
Mokelumne City arose as a rival trade centre to Stockton in 1850, near the mouth of the Cosumnes River
, at the confluence of the Cosumnes and Mokelumne River
s.
Sloops built there ran direct to San Francisco. It rose to poll 172 votes, but the flood of 1862 so ravaged the place that it never recovered.
The site of the former city is located about 14 miles north-west of Lodi, California
. It is 200 feet north of the intersection of Cameron Road and Thornton Road, 3 miles north of Thornton, California
.
Ghost town
A ghost town is an abandoned town or city. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, government actions, uncontrolled lawlessness, war, or nuclear disasters...
in San Joaquin County
San Joaquin County, California
San Joaquin County is a county located in Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, just east of the San Francisco Bay Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 685,306. The county seat is Stockton.-History:...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, United States
United States
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. Once the second largest town in San Joaquin County, it was established in 1850 and destroyed by the floods of 1862.
Mokelumne City arose as a rival trade centre to Stockton in 1850, near the mouth of the Cosumnes River
Cosumnes River
The Cosumnes River is a river in northern California in the United States. It rises on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada and flows approximately into the Central Valley, emptying into the Mokelumne River in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.-Name:...
, at the confluence of the Cosumnes and Mokelumne River
Mokelumne River
The Mokelumne River is a river in Northern California. The Upper Mokelumne River originates in the Sierra Nevada mountain range and flows into Pardee Reservoir and then Camanche Reservoir in the Sierra foothills. The Lower Mokelumne River refers to the portion of the river below Camanche Dam...
s.
Sloops built there ran direct to San Francisco. It rose to poll 172 votes, but the flood of 1862 so ravaged the place that it never recovered.
The site of the former city is located about 14 miles north-west of Lodi, California
Lodi, California
Lodi is a city located in , in the northern portion of California's Central Valley. The population was 62,134 at the 2010 census. The California Department of Finance's population estimate as of January 1, 2011 is 62,473....
. It is 200 feet north of the intersection of Cameron Road and Thornton Road, 3 miles north of Thornton, California
Thornton, California
Thornton is a census-designated place in San Joaquin County, California, United States. Thornton is located along Interstate 5 west-southwest of Galt...
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