Battle of Bull Run, reported in a California newspaper...
Item #595824
August 05, 1861
STOCKTON DAILY INDEPENDENT, Stockton, California, Aug. 5, 1861
* Battle of Bull Run
* Civil War
Page 2 has a lengthy editorial: "The Late Battle--It's Moral Effects" which is nearly a column. Page 3 has: "Details of The Great Battle which takes nearly 2 1/2 columns. The top of the front page has reports headed: "Arrival of the Pony Express"
Four pages, a bit ir... See More
First California town name not of Spanish or native American origin...
Item #130236
January 01, 1880
STOCKTON DAILY INDEPENDENT, California, 1880 Stockton was founded by Captain Charles Maria Weber in 1849 after he acquired Rancho Campo de los Franceses. 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. The city is located on the San Joaquin River in the northern San Joaquin Valley.
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Item #151646
August 30, 1880
STOCKTON DAILY INDEPENDENT, Stockton, California, Aug. 30, 1880 Has news of the day and many ads. Generally nice condition.
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