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NARRATIVE DISCUSSION Information for this section is provided from a Cultural Resources Inventory and Evaluation Report prepared for the project by Solano Archaeological Services LLC, available in Appendix C of this document. Background research was conducted through the Central California Information Center of the California Historical Resources Information System, along with a review of historical maps. Solano Archaeological Services also conducted a field survey of the project site for surface signs of any cultural resources. Environmental Setting The project site is within the traditional territory of the Northern Valley Yokuts. Section 3.18, Tribal Cultural Resources, discusses the Yokuts in more detail, along with potential impacts of the project on tribal cultural resources. The Euro-American presence in the area began with periodic incursions by Spanish explorers traveling through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley in the late 1700s and early 1800s. The project site is within the 48,000-acre Campo De Los Franceses land grant that was awarded to Guillermo Gulnac by the Mexican government in 1843. Gulnac then entered a partnership with Captain C. M. Weber, a recent German immigrant who made his way to Sutter's Fort in what is now Sacramento. After receiving a half interest in the rancho from Gulnac, Weber moved to Stockton in 1847 and purchased the remaining interest later date. As part of his efforts to encourage settlement on and near his rancho, Weber laid out the town of Tuleburg on the south side of what is now known as the Stockton Channel. The town was later re-surveyed, and the name was formally changed to Stockton, in honor of Commodore Robert F. Stockton, who was a key figure in the capture of California during the Mexican-American War. With the Gold Rush, the town grew rapidly. As the Gold Rush boom eventually receded, further growth was spurred by the establishment of the railroads, the first of which was the Central Pacific which arrived in August of 1869. Another prominent line, the San Francisco & San Joaquin Valley Railroad Company, began construction from Stockton to Bakersfield in 1895; that firm's original line is located just east and north of the project site and is presently operated by the Burlington Northern Santa Fe. Stockton's growth continued throughout the 20th century, with the city becoming a rail, water, and highway transportation hub linking the Central Valley's agricultural fields and other industries to national and world markets. The Central California Information Center record search indicated that no historical or archaeological resources were known to be present on the project site, although four sites had been documented within one half-mile. The field survey conducted by Solano Archaeological Services found no prehistoric or historic-era sites, features, or artifacts or potentially sensitive soil types or landscape formations within the project site. Pock Lane Public Review Draft IS/MND 3-24 May 2022