Rancho Thompson
Mexican land grant in California / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rancho Thompson (also called "Eight Leagues on Stanislaus River") was a 35,533-acre (143.80 km2) Mexican land grant in present-day San Joaquin County and Stanislaus County, California given in 1846 by Governor Pío Pico to Alpheus Basil Thompson.[1] The rectangular grant was 2 leagues (6.0 miles; 9.7 kilometres) along both sides of the Stanislaus River by 4 leagues (12 miles; 19 kilometres) – mostly north of the river. The grant encompassed present-day Riverbank and Oakdale.[2]
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Rancho Thompson
Eight Leagues on Stanislaus River | |
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Coordinates: 37.800°N 120.890°W / 37.800; -120.890 | |
Elevation | 43 m (86 ft) |
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