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The Stockton Art League is an organization of local artists which maintains a gallery, the Elsie May Goodwin Gallery.

Stockton has boasted several names over the years, including Tuleburg, Gas City and Mudville, but Captain Weber decided on Stockton in honor of Commodore Robert F. Stockton. Stockton was the first community in California to have an English name; every other community up until that point was Spanish or Native US in origin.

The city was officially incorporated on July 23, 1850, by the County Court, and the first city election was held on July 31, 1850. In 1851, the City of Stockton received its charter from the State of California. Early settlers included gold seekers from Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe, the Pacific Islands, Mexico and Canada. The historical populus diversity is reflected in Stockton street names, architecture, numerous ethnic celebrations, and in the faces and heritage of a majority of its citizens.

Stockton boasts 49 historical landmarks, dating as far back as 1855.

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The Port of Stockton is a large inland port set on the San Joaquin River, which provides a direct route to the Pacific Ocean and other port cities around the world. The Port of Stockton is the third largest landholder seaport in California and has also been designated a Foreign Trade Zone. The Port of Stockton operates a 2,100 acre (8.5 km²) transportation center with berthing space for 14 vessels. In addition, 6.5 1,000,000 square feet (600,000 m²) of warehouse storage space is available. The Port of Stockton is currently competing with HSMPS (Historic Ships Memorial at Pacific Square) for the rights to dock the USS Iowa (BB-61) as a lasting museum and memorial. The Port of Stockton plans to donate 1,000 feet (93 m²) of dock space to make the USS Iowa available to visitors, a 90,000 square foot (8,000 m²) building to be used as a museum and ten acres (40,000 m²) of land for parking. Adjacent to the Port is Rough and Ready Island, which served as a US Naval Base from just prior to WW2 until its decommissioning in the mid 1990s.