6/19/2020
6/19/2020
6/19/2020
Landmark information
- Location:
University of California Experimental Farm, 4334 Putah Creek Rd, 1.5 mi SW of Winters - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
2/7/1997 - Date Most Recently Visited:
6/19/2020 - GPS Coordinates:
N 38 30.280, W 121 58.836
About this landmark
Plaque text:
University of California Experimental Farm
Wolfskill Grant
In 1842 John R. Wolfskill arrived here laden with fruit seeds and cuttings. He was a true horticulturist and became the father of the fruit industry in this region. In 1937 Mrs. Frances Wolfskill Taylor Wilson, his daughter, bequeathed 107.28 acres to the University of California for an experimental farm. From this portion of Rancho Rio de Los Putos the University's research has since enriched the state's horticultural industry.