Weber Point Marker

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Stockton in San Joaquin County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Weber Point

By Syd Whittle, February 8, 2009

1. Weber Point Marker

Inscription. Site of a two-story adobe and redwood home built by Charles M. Weber, founder and pioneer developer of Stockton. One of the first elaborate residences and landscaped garden in the San Joaquin Valley. Completed in 1850, it remained Captain Weber’s home until his death in 1881.

Erected 1976 by The State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the Stockton City Council and Cultural Heritage Board, July 10, 1976. (Marker Number 165.)

Location. 37° 57.325′ N, 121° 17.533′ W. Marker is in Stockton, California, in San Joaquin County. Marker is at the intersection of Center Street and Miner Street when traveling south on Center Street. Click for map. Marker is located at the entrance to Weber Point Park Area. Marker is in this post office area: Stockton CA 95202, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Weber Point Home – 1850 (here, next to this marker); World War II Memorial (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); The Sister City Story (about 400 feet away); The Compass Rose (about 600 feet away); We Shall Never Forget (about 600 feet away); Firefighters Memorial (about 600 feet away); Saint John’s Episcopal Church and Guild Hall (about 600 feet away); Lindsay Point (about 600 feet away). Click for a list of all markers in Stockton.

By Syd Whittle, February 8, 2009

2. Weber Point Marker

Regarding Weber Point. This site was designated as California Registered Historical Landmark No.165 on January 11, 1935.

Also see . . . History of Stockton. (Submitted on February 8, 2009, by Syd Whittle of El Dorado Hills, California.)

By Syd Whittle, February 8, 2009

3. Weber Point Marker

This marker is located on the right. The Weber Home - 1850 marker is located on the left.

Current Day Weber Point Photo, Click for full size

By Syd Whittle, February 8, 2009

4. Current Day Weber Point

Charles M. Weber Photo, Click for full size

Bancroft Library

5. Charles M. Weber

Credits. This page originally submitted on February 8, 2009, by Syd Whittle of El Dorado Hills, California. This page has been viewed 731 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 8, 2009, by Syd Whittle of El Dorado Hills, California.