Ghost Towns
San Joaquin City
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⛏️ Gold rush

San Joaquin City

Ghost town · United States

Abandoned
unknown
Founded
—
Population
—
Coordinates
37.668, -121.259
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Why it was abandoned

⛏️ Gold rush

Detected automatically from the text: It was established in 1849, during the California Gold Rush.

History

San Joaquin City is a former settlement in San Joaquin County, California. It was established in 1849, during the California Gold Rush. It was located on the west bank of the San Joaquin River just below the point where Airport Way crosses the river today. It was an important settlement along the old River Road between Banta and Grayson's Ferry (now the community of Grayson in Stanislaus County.

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