Stockton

Stockton
/stok"teuhn/, n.
1. Frank R. (Francis Richard Stockton), 1834-1902, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
2. a city in central California, on the San Joaquin River. 149,779.

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City (pop., 2000: 243,771), central California, U.S. Located on the San Joaquin River, Stockton is connected to San Francisco Bay by the San Joaquin's 78-mi (126-km) deepwater channel; it is one of the state's two inland ports.

Stockton was founded in 1847 and grew rapidly as a miners' supply point during the 1849 gold rush. With the introduction of irrigation and the arrival of the railroad, it grew as a market for farm produce and wines. The completion of the channel in 1933 made it a major port as well as a supply depot for U.S. Pacific military operations.
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(as used in expressions)
Stockton Robert Field
Thompson Hunter Stockton
Maurice Harold Macmillan 1st earl of Stockton Viscount Macmillan of Ovenden

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      city, seat (1850) of San Joaquin county, north-central California, U.S. It lies along the San Joaquin River, 40 miles (65 km) south of Sacramento. Connected westward with San Francisco Bay by the river's 78-mile (126-km) channel, Stockton is, with Sacramento, one of the state's two inland ports. Part of Rancho del Campo de Los Franceses, a Mexican land grant (1844) to William Gulnac, it was later purchased by Captain Charles Weber, who founded the city of Tuleburg in 1849. Because it was the head of navigation on the river, the city grew rapidly as a miners' supply point during the 1849 Gold Rush. In 1850 the city was renamed to honour Commodore Robert F. Stockton (Stockton, Robert F.), who in 1846 had claimed California for the United States; Stockton was the first incorporated city in California to bear a name that is not of Spanish or American Indian origin.

      Stockton's growth as a market for mixed farm produce and wines of the Central Valley was assured by the introduction of irrigation and the arrival of the Central Pacific Railroad (1869). The river's deepwater channel (completed 1933) made it a major port as well as a supply depot for U.S. Pacific military operations. Although Stockton remains a leading centre of fruit, vegetable, and wine production, its agricultural base is now strongly augmented by diversified industry.

      The University of the Pacific (Pacific, University of the) (founded 1851 in Santa Clara) was moved to Stockton in 1923. Humphreys College was established in 1896, and San Joaquin Delta (community) College was opened in 1935. Popular area attractions include Haggin Museum (1931), which features fine art and local history exhibits, and the Stockton 99 Speedway racetrack. Nearby is Micke Grove Regional Park and Pollardville Ghost Town, which includes a museum. Inc. 1850. Pop. (1990) city, 210,943; Stockton-Lodi MSA, 480,628; (2000) city, 243,771; Stockton-Lodi MSA, 563,598.

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