City clerk: Lindsay Point plaque contains inaccurate, offensive language; staff to pursue policy for removal or replacement

City Clerk Catherine Roland told the Stockton City Cultural Heritage Board that the California historical landmark plaque referencing Lindsay Point on the front of City Hall contains inaccurate and offensive language, is not at its intended location, and is actively degrading.

Roland said the plaque’s original application dates to 1934 but that the marker was not cast and installed until about 1969; the installed text differs from the original application and includes language the clerk described as “pretty offensive,” citing an added sentence stating someone “was later murdered by Indians and buried here by travelers.” Roland said the California Office of Historic Preservation (OHP) reviewed the matter and that at least one of the city’s options is off the table. She told the board the OHP indicated a Tule hut (the plaque’s subject) would not be…