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CA Stanislaus County California 1892 History Modesto Knights Ferry Turlock RP

CA Stanislaus County California 1892 History Modesto Knights Ferry Turlock RP

$ 8.55

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    Description

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    From various vintage sources...
    HISTORY OF
    Stanislaus County, CA
    Early days in Stanislaus County, California, are recalled in this
    new
    60-page spiral-bound booklet, comprised of excerpts from three vintage sources:
    A Memorial and Biographical History of the Counties of Merced, Stanislaus, Calaveras, Tuolumne and Mariposa, California
    (1892),
    Historic Spots in California -- Valley and Sierra Counties
    by Rensch and Hoover (1933) and Coy's 1919
    Guide to the County Archives of California
    .
    The colorful front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The 8.5" x 11" text is printed on quality paper, with two original pages on each sheet.
    Among the many subjects included in the 1892 excerpt are:
    Boundaries, Natural Water Cources, Mexican Grants, Organization of the county, First Election, Various county seats -- Adamsville, Empire City, La Grange, Knight's Ferry and finally, Modesto, Education, Early Settlers, Stock-stealing and other early troubles, Agriculture, Vineyards, Irrigation projects, Lock Irrigation Districts. There's a separate section on the City of Modesto, and other towns -- Oakdale, Hickman, Knight's Ferry, Newman, Turlock, La Grange, and others, and several "dead towns" -- Tuolumne City, Empire City, Hill's Ferry, and Westport.
    The Historic Spots excerpt concerns Stanislaus River, the Old West Side, Hill's Ferry, Knight's Ferry, La Grange, Adamsville, Empire City, Tuolumne River Ferries, Tuolumne City, Burneyville, and Langworth.
    The Archives Guide is available for those interested in deeper research and also includes a map of the county.
    We also have books available on Merced, Calaveras, Tuolumne and Mariposa County histories, taken from these same sources.
    Our California books are a good resource for learning about the history, geography and social climate of places where you or your ancestors have lived or of places you plan to visit. In some cases, they contain individual biographies.
    Wouldn't this make a unique gift?