Our our drive home from our weekend in Stockton we decided to complete
another county, Kings County. It was a slight detour off the freeway,
but having another county crossed off the list felt good!
First up was
Kingston (CHL #270), a city founded in 1856. It was a stage stop, the site of a ferry across the Kings River, and the location of a toll bridge across the river. This town was also the sight of a famous robbery committed by Tiburcio Vasquez.
The plaque is located inside a park that was entirely locked up, so Libi and Ron had to sneak through some locked gates to get the photos while I waited in the car with Bella. The things we do for this project!
Next it was off to the site of the
Mussel Slough Tragedy (CHL 245). This is a fascinating story of the battle between the railroads and the land-owners and their struggle to co-exist-- kind of like the farmers and the cowmen in the musical Oklahoma.
To get the full story of the days events, I suggest you visit this
site. The story is far more impressive then the sad plaque on the side of a road.
Our final stop for the county is actually a private residence with a no tresspassing sign, so we had to take all of our photos from the road.
El Adobe de los Robles Rancho (CHL 206) is the second oldest adobe in the San Joaquin Valley. It has been restored and is now someones home-- which I think is pretty cool!
The adobe was built in 1856 by Daniel Rhoades and his brother John and it has been continuously inhabited since then.
The Rhoades' claim to fame is that they were one of the first parties to organize a rescue of the missing Donner party. We have many Donner sites to come on our California adventures, but this was a nice teaser.
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