Lockeford
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heringermr
N 38° 10.081 W 121° 09.440
10S E 661418 N 4226061
California Registered Historical Landmark #365
Waymark Code: WM2K8M
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/14/2007
Views: 29
It was on this hill that Dr. Dean Jewett Locke and his brother Elmer H. Locke built the first cabin of 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 April 16, 1849, crossing the Plains. Arriving at Sacramento, Sept. 16, 1849 he built and maintained a ford across the Mokelumne River and because of this fact his wife, Delia Hammond Locke in 1859 named the town he layed out on his ranch Lockeford.
Luther Locke, his father, was postmaster of the first postoffice established in 1861. Dr. Locke was born in Langdon N.H. April 16 1823 and died at Lockeford May 4 1887.
Marker Number: 365.00
Marker Name: LOCKEFORD (LOCKE'S FORD)
County: San Joaquin
Location:
0.6 mi N on Elliotte Rd, Lockeford
Has Official CA Plaque: Not Listed
Marker Dedication Date: Not listed
Website: Not listed
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