Site Of Mokelumne City in Thornton, California

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Site Of Mokelumne City

200 ft N of intersection of Cameron Rd and Thornton Rd, 3 mi N of Thornton, Thornton, CA , USA

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Established in 1850, its prospects were bright. The second largest town in the county, it had deep water communication with San Francisco all year round, an advantage not possessed by any other town in the county except Stockton. The floods of 1862 destroyed the town.

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