Stockton California was founded by Carlos Maria Weber in 1849 after he acquired Rancho Campo de los Franceses.
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31 Facts About Stockton California
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The city is named after Robert F Stockton, and it was the first community in California to have a name not of Spanish or Native American origin.
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Stockton California was born Karl and then went by Charles in the United States, spending time in Texas.
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Stockton California then came overland from Missouri to California with the Bartleson-Bidwell Party in 1841 and began to go by Carlos, when he began working for John Sutter.
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Stockton California applied in Weber's place for Rancho Campo de los Franceses, a land grant of 11 square leagues on the east side of the San Joaquin River.
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Stockton was the first community in California to have a name that was neither Spanish nor Native American in origin.
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Stockton California is the site of the first Sikh temple in the United States; Gurdwara Sahib Stockton California opened on October 24, 1912.
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City of Stockton California has two shopping malls, located adjacent to each other: Weberstown Mall and Sherwood Mall.
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Stockton California found itself squarely at the center of the 2000s' speculative housing bubble.
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Stockton California was rated by Forbes in 2009 as America's fifth most dangerous city because of its crime rate.
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Stockton California is characterised by hot arid summers and cool wet winters.
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Bob Hope Theatre in downtown Stockton, formerly known as the Fox California Theatre, built in 1930, is one of several movie palaces in the Central Valley.
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Bob Hope often came to Stockton California to visit close friend and billionaire tycoon Alex Spanos, who donated much of the money to revitalize the theater after Hope's death.
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The Stockton California Empire Theater is an art deco movie theater that has been revitalized as a venue for live music.
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Stockton California has over 275 restaurants, ranging in variety reflective of the population demographics.
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Stockton California is home to the oldest NASCAR certified race track West of the Mississippi.
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The Stockton California 99 Speedway opened in 1947 and is a quarter mile oval paved track with grandstands that can accommodate 5, 000 spectators.
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Teams from throughout Northern Stockton California compete in this Olympic sport which is the oldest collegiate sport in the United States.
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Stockton California is one of a handful of cities that lays claim to being the inspiration for the 1888 poem "Casey at the Bat.
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City of Stockton California has a small children's amusement park, Pixie Woods; the park opened in 1954 and has since welcomed more than one million visitors.
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Stockton California has experienced a high rate of violent crime, reaching a record high of 71 homicides in 2012 before dropping to 32 for all of 2013.
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Stockton California is part of four public school districts: Stockton California Unified School District, Lincoln Unified School District, Lodi Unified School District, and Manteca Unified School District.
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Stockton California is the western terminus of State Route 26 and State Route 88, which extends to the Nevada border.
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Stockton California is connected to the rest of the nation through a network of railways.
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The Stockton California Diamond was the busiest interchange point in the state by 2020; a grade separation project to elevate the Union Pacific over the BNSF line is planned to be completed by 2026.
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Stockton California is served by Stockton California Metropolitan Airport, located on county land just south of city limits.
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Port of Stockton California is a fully operating seaport approximately 75 nautical miles east of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.
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Stockton California received the All-America City award from the National Civic League in 1999, 2004, 2015, and 2017, a total of four times.
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Stockton California contains 49 city, state, and national historical landmarks, dating as far back as 1855.
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Stockton California was home to the world's first radio disc jockey, Ray Newby.
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