“Mokelumne River. Clearing in the channel of the Mokelumne river from New Hope bridge to Woodbridge in San Joaquin County has continued under the direction of this office with a San Joaquin County CWA crew of 100 men.”
The Woodbridge Canal Project started November 14, 1938. The project installed reinforced concrete canal lining for 211,200 feet of canals, 630 feet of concrete pipe, 50 concrete head gates, 5280 square feet levee roadway.
The CWA removed debris at this site. According to the marker, San Joaquin Valley College originally stood at this site and was replaced in 1890 by Woods Elementary School. This school was pulled down in 1922. In 1934, the Woodbridge… read more