Lodi

by Clark, Ralph A.

• ISBN13: 9780738569246
• ISBN10: 0738569240
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-07-27
• Publisher: Arcadia Pub

Summary

Originally founded as the town of Mokelumne in 1869, Lodi formed when a group of settlers persuaded the Central Pacific Railroad to build a route from Sacramento to Stockton through their land. Mokelumne changed its name to Lodi in 1874 and incorporated as a city in 1906. Described early on as the queen city of the San Joaquin Valley, the Lodi area quickly boomed into an agricultural powerhouse, its fertile soil producing wheat, watermelons, orchards, and wine grapes. Laura DeForce Gordon, the second female lawyer in California, called Lodi home, as did winemaking pioneer Robert Mondavi. Lodi is also the birthplace of A&W Root Beer, first sold by Roy Allen at his drugstore on Pine Street. Today Lodi boasts over 75,000 acres of vineyards and 60 wineries, producing over 40 percent of California’s zinfandel grapes and making this town the zinfandel capital of the world.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 6
Introduction	p. 7
The Community: Natives, Pioneers, and Entrepreneurs	p. 9
Entertainment: Fun in the Livable, Lovable City	p. 25
The Famous Arch: Proud Symbol of a City	p. 37
Agriculture: From Watermelons to Vines and Wines	p. 45
Celebrating the Harvest: From Tokay Carnival to Grape Festival	p. 65
Floods, Fires, and Mayhem: Disaster in a Small City	p. 83
The Railroad: Lifeline of the City	p. 91
The Queen City: Building Mokelumne into Lodi	p. 99
The Future Lodi: Making Tomorrow's History	p. 123
About the Organizations	p. 127
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