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FUTURE SJ COUNTY BOUGHT FOR $60 IN GROCERIES PLUS A HORSE
Supervisors marking 175th anniversary Jan. 28 of county’s formation that happened within 6 years of 1844 ‘horse trade’
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San Joaquin County’s current 13-story courthouse dominates Stockton’s skyline.
The San Joaquin County real estate deal that started it all — and arguably the biggest land transaction ever for the county — was completed for $60 worth of groceries and a white horse.