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Table XILH-4: Buildout Potential for New Jerusalem <br /> 1990 Buildout <br /> r' Existing 2010 Total <br /> 4 , Dwellings Dwellings Dwellings <br /> RESIDENTIAL 64 92 92 <br /> -. . 1990 2010 Buildout <br /> POPULATION 192 277 277 <br /> t <br /> ] See Introduction (Chapter 1)for assumptions. <br /> /Backgr <br /> SE <br /> new community planned on a 4,792 acre site located along the San Joaquin <br /> County Line between Interstate 205 and the Old River, northwest of Tracy. The Southern Pacific <br /> Railroad crosses the northern portion of the site. Two minor creeks traverse the site, the larger of the <br /> two being Mountain House Creek. <br /> History <br /> There is no identifiable townsite within the boundaries of Mountain House. The new town's namesake, <br /> _ located a couple of miles west at Grant Line and Mountain House Roads in Alameda County, is a <br /> historical location. In the 1850's it was a well-known stopping place for stagecoaches heading east <br /> and west. Soon after, a fent' crossing called Mohr's Landing was established at the eastem-most <br /> _ edge of the new community at Old River. It was destroyed by the Flood of 1862, and was replaced on <br /> nearby higher ground and later called Wickland. The establishment of Bethany in 1879 along a branch <br /> of the Central Pacific Railroad led to the final abandonment of Wickland. Bethany, just east of the new <br /> town boundaries, was in existence until 1940 when the post office closed. <br /> The actual project area has been in agricultural production since the 1860's. Full development of <br /> _ diversified agriculture depended upon irrigation which was developed by Byron-Bethany Irrigation <br /> District (1916). Then, beginning in the 1930's the Central Valley project resulted in the construction of <br /> the larger scale canals located near the base of the hills south and west of the project site. <br /> A historical survey of the new town site shows no structures eligible for National Register status; <br /> however, several of the bams are representative of the architecture unique to this area. The historic <br /> site of Wickland should be monitored for relics during development of the new community. <br /> Tracy Planning Area Volume II <br /> September 2000 XII-31 <br />