Stockton–Los Angeles Road
Route in California, established 1853 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Stockton–Los Angeles Road, also known as the Millerton Road, Stockton–Mariposa Road, Stockton–Fort Miller Road or the Stockton–Visalia Road, was established about 1853 following the discovery of gold on the Kern River in Old Tulare County. This route between Stockton and Los Angeles followed by the Stockton–Los Angeles Road (except that between Stockton and Davis's Ferry on the Tuolumne River) is described in "Itinerary XXI. From Fort Yuma to Benicia, California",[1] in The Prairie Traveler: A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions by Randolph Barnes Marcy.[2] The Itinerary was derived from the report of Lieutenant R. S. Williamson on his topographical survey party in 1853, that was in search of a railroad route through the interior of California.[3]