Weber Point Home is a historical site in Stockton, California in San Joaquin County . The site of the former Weber Point Home is a California Historical Landmark No. 165, listed on January 11, 1935. The Weber Point Home was a built by Captain Charles M. Weber , founder of Stockton. Weber was pioneer of California and built a two-story adobe -and-redwood house in 1850. At the time it was the largest house in Stockton. The house was built on the east end of the Stockton Channel . The house was surrounded by landscaped gardens built for his new wife Helen Murphy. Weber lived in the house till his death in 1881. The house was located on Center Street between Channel and Miner Street in Stockton. The Weber Point House was destroyed in a fire in 1917. The Weber Point House was the center of the 8,747 acre Mexican land grant Rancho Campo de los Franceses . The Rancho owned present day Stockton and lands south and east, most of the current San Joaquin County.
22-484: French Camp can refer to: French Camp, California , in San Joaquin County French Camp, Mississippi [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
44-510: A warm-summer Mediterranean climate , abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps. French Camp was the southernmost regular camp site of the Hudson's Bay Company southern fur brigades sent from Fort Vancouver (now Vancouver, Washington ), established by Michel Laframboise in 1832. Its Spanish name was preserved in a land grant dated January 13, 1844 as Rancho Campo de los Franceses . It is commemorated as California State Historic Landmark 668: Here
66-622: A median income of $ 30,556 versus $ 17,083 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $ 9,945. About 27.1% of families and 40.8% of the population were below the poverty line , including 40.3% of those under age 18 and 12.9% of those age 65 or over. Charles Maria Weber To build the Weber Point Home, Weber purchased redwood lumber from Woodside near the Santa Cruz Mountains . Two lumber mills operated near
88-570: Is located at 37°52′58″N 121°16′47″W / 37.88278°N 121.27972°W / 37.88278; -121.27972 (37.882742, -121.279788). According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8.0 square kilometers), 99.97 percent of it land and 0.03 percent of it water. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, French Camp has
110-584: Is the oldest wooden building in San Joaquin County. Weber's sons, Charles Weber II, Thomas, and Julia built a new two-story Victorian home on Weber Point in 1881. Some of the glass, doors and windows from 1850 adobe home were used to build the 1881 home. The home was Julia new home. Julia moved the 1881 home and the 1892 Weber Cottage in 1900 to West Lane, just north of the Calaveras River , calling it Helen’s Oaks after her mother. The site
132-599: Is today called Helen's Oaks Circle road. The Weber Point Event Center is an 9.7-acre (39,000 m ) open plaza and stage that is rented for city events and annual events, like: festivals , concerts , movie nights, and other of community events. Weber Point Event Center is on the east end of the Stockton Channel at 221 N. Center Street. Weber Point Event Center is managed by the City of Stockton Community Services Department. Weber Point Event Center also has:
154-472: The 2010 census French Camp had a population of 3,376. The population density was 1,074.2 inhabitants per square mile (414.8/km ). The racial makeup of French Camp was 1,678 (49.7%) White, 410 (12.1%) African American, 31 (0.9%) Native American, 163 (4.8%) Asian, 11 (0.3%) Pacific Islander, 920 (27.3%) from other races, and 163 (4.8%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1,748 persons (51.8%). The census reported that 1,622 people (48.0% of
176-802: The War Relocation Authority (WRA) in accordance with Executive Order 9066 . Japanese Americans from French Camp were sent to the Turlock Assembly Center at the Stanislaus County Fair , Manzanar War Relocation Center , and the Gila River War Relocation Center . Accounts of the relocation and life in the camps are detailed through letters from former students of the French Camp Grammar School. At
198-530: The CDP was 44.20% White, 11.97% African American, 0.80% Native American, 4.45% Asian, 0.46% Pacific Islander, 32.12% from other races, and 5.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 44.95%. Of the 576 households 37.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were married couples living together, 15.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.8% were non-families. 19.3% of households were one person and 7.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size
220-558: The Frenchmen") is an unincorporated community in San Joaquin County, California , United States. The population was 3,770 as of the 2020 census. Up from 3,376 at the 2010 census, and down from 4,109 at the 2000 census. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined French Camp as a census-designated place (CDP). The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of
242-758: The Santa Cruz Mountains from the mills redwood brought by oxen pulled cart to Redwood City , then at San Francisco Bay taken up the San Joaquin River and the Stockton Channel to Weber Point by barge . The Great Flood of 1862 damaged the house and it was repaired. The Great Flood of 1881 also damaged the house and it was again repaired. Weber came to in California in 1841 with the Bartleson–Bidwell Party ,
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#1732773370794264-774: The Stockton City Council and Cultural Heritage Board placed on July 10, 1976, at the Weber Point Events Center. The historical marker is about 450 feet east of where the house was. Weber's only daughter, Julia Weber, built a house, the Weber Cottage, next to the Weber Point Home in 1892. Her house had a connecting corridor to the Weber Point Home. The Weber Cottage was moved to San Joaquin County Historical Museum at Micke Grove Park on November 9, 1984. The Weber Cottage
286-645: The area with the same name. French Camp is the location of the U.S. Army Sharpe Depot and the GSA Western Distribution Center, and is the oldest settlement in San Joaquin County. San Joaquin General Hospital is located in French Camp. It is also the location of the county jail, the county juvenile hall and the county children's shelter, which combine to form a sizable percentage of the place's population. French Camp
308-650: The first American to emigrants in covered wagon from Missouri to California. Weber joined William Gulnac, a Mexican citizen in 1842, and opened a business in San Jose. Weber became a Mexican citizen in 1845. Weber was able to acquired Gulnac's interest in El Rancho del Campo de los Franceses. Weber also profited from the California Gold Rush . The historical marker was built by California State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with
330-427: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=French_Camp&oldid=1009891454 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages French Camp, California French Camp (from Campo de los Franceses , Spanish for "Field of
352-577: The occupied units 276 (54.2%) were owner-occupied and 233 (45.8%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.5%; the rental vacancy rate was 13.4%. 872 people (25.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 750 people (22.2%) lived in rental housing units. At the 2000 census there were 4,109 people, 576 households, and 438 families in the CDP. The population density was 1,324.5 inhabitants per square mile (511.4/km ). There were 598 housing units at an average density of 192.8 units per square mile (74.4 units/km ). The racial makeup of
374-607: The population) lived in households, 336 (10.0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 1,418 (42.0%) were institutionalized. There were 509 households, 202 (39.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 262 (51.5%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 64 (12.6%) had a female householder with no husband present, 46 (9.0%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 46 (9.0%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 3 (0.6%) same-sex married couples or partnerships . 104 households (20.4%) were one person and 43 (8.4%) had someone living alone who
396-622: The site of Stockton. French Camp was also known as Castoria , the Latin word for "beaver" being "castor", reflecting its central role in the California Fur Rush . French Camp was strategically sited at the southern end of the southernmost slough (which became known as French Camp Slough) of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta , maximizing the use of the waterway for ease of transportation. A trail led off from
418-700: The site to the southeast into the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. It was subsequently used as an alternate route for the Mariposa Road, part of the Stockton-Los Angeles Road , especially favored during the rainy season because of its exceptional drainage. The route was eventually paved and exists to this day as "French Camp Road". During WWII, Japanese Americans that lived in French Camp were relocated to civilian assembly centers and relocation centers overseen by
440-418: Was 3.14 and the average family size was 3.57. The age distribution was 24.5% under the age of 18, 14.9% from 18 to 24, 39.2% from 25 to 44, 15.2% from 45 to 64, and 6.1% 65 or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 182.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 192.1 males. The median household income was $ 28,295 and the median family income was $ 29,034. Males had
462-572: Was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.19. There were 372 families (73.1% of households); the average family size was 3.71. The age distribution was 731 people (21.7%) under the age of 18, 604 people (17.9%) aged 18 to 24, 1,145 people (33.9%) aged 25 to 44, 660 people (19.5%) aged 45 to 64, and 236 people (7.0%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 30.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 193.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 208.6 males. There were 575 housing units at an average density of 183.0 per square mile, of
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#1732773370794484-601: Was the terminus of the Oregon-California trail used by the French-Canadian trappers employed by the Hudson's Bay Company from about 1832 to 1845. Michel Laframboise , among others, met fur hunters here annually, where they camped with their families. In 1844 Charles Maria Weber and William Gulnac promoted the first white settlers' colony on " Rancho del Campo de Los Franceses " which included French Camp and
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