11/13/1998
11/13/1998
Landmark information
- Location:
30173 Yosemite Blvd, La Grange - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
11/13/1998 - Date Most Recently Visited:
11/13/1998 - GPS Coordinates:
N 37 39.829, W 120 27.632
About this landmark
Plaque text:
La Grange
French settlers originally established the community of French Bar along the Tuolumne River in 1850. After the destructive floods of 1851-52, citizens of French Bar relocated one mile up stream above the flood plain. Renamed La Grange, the new town prospered as a mining and agricultural community, and served as the county seat of Stanislaus County from 1856 to 1862.