1/3/2024
4/12/2004
Landmark information
- Location:
From I-5 take Louise Ave exit. Take W side frontage road (Manthey) S 1.8 mi to entrance to Mossdale Crossing Park and Ramp, 2.0 mi N of intersection of I-5 and I-205, Tracy - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Nothing Remains - Date First Visited:
5/12/1996 - Date Most Recently Visited:
1/3/2024 - GPS Coordinates:
N 37 47.239, W 121 18.309
About this landmark
Plaque text:
The Comet - 1846 - First Sail Launch
First known sail launch to ascend San Joaquin River from San Francisco landed here Autumn, 1846. Carried 20 Mormon pioneers who founded New Hope agricultural project on Stanislaus. Yoke of oxen and span of mules driven from Marsh's Landing (Antioch) by two men who followed crude map drawn by Merritt the trapper. Two years later, Doak and Bonsell operated here the first ferry on San Joaquin River.