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| California (Sutter County), Yuba City — Hock Farm — Established in 1841 | | | This memorial is constructed from the original iron from the fort of
Hock Farm
Established in 1841
by
John Augustus Sutter
Being the first White settlement in Sutter County. The fort and farm buildings on the banks of the Feather River opposite this point. — Map (db m9032) | | California (Sutter County), Yuba City — 929 — Site of Propagation of the Thompson Seedless Grape | | | William Thompson, an Englishman, and his family settled here in 1863. In 1872 he sent to New York for three cuttings called Lady de Coverly of which only one survived. The grape, first publicly displayed in Marysville in 1875, became known as Thompson's seedless grape. Today, thousands of acres have been planted in California for the production of raisins, bulk wine, and table grapes. — Map (db m12008) |
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