Author : Philip Holmes
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 28,99 MB
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 9780738529127
The nineteenth and twentieth century history of Niles is presented through vintage photographs.
Author : Henry J. Luna
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 31,76 MB
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 9780738529837
All aboard for this photographic journey through the unique railroad history of Niles Canyon, near the city of Fremont. The melodic wail of the steam whistle first echoed off these canyon walls in 1866 when the Western Pacific Railroad laid track into Niles as part of a planned route from San Jose to Sacramento. That was three years before the transcontinental route from Sacramento to Omaha was completed in May 1869. Four months after the driving of the Golden Spike that joined the eastern and western United States by rail, the connecting route from Sacramento to Oakland through Niles Canyon was finished--the very last leg of a rail route that truly joined the Atlantic to the Pacific waters for the first time.
Author : Philip Holmes
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 35,92 MB
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 9780738530055
Before there was a city of Fremont, there was the town of Irvington, and earlier still a busy crossroads called Washington Corners. Fields of grain once spilled over an open landscape, spurring production here of the first wheat harvesters in California. After local landowners built the Washington College of Science and Industry in the 1870s, they renamed its host town Irvington. By 1890, it boasted the largest, most advanced winery in the state and had earned the title, "Beautiful Irvington," home of gracious estates, apricot orchards, baseball, and first-class, high-bred trotters. Cows from Swiss dairy farms populated its green fields by the 1920s, and experimental airplanes dotted its blue skies soon after. In 1956, the City of Fremont absorbed Irvington, and its muddy sloughs were transformed into Central Park and lovely Lake Elizabeth.
Author : Matthew Poole
Publisher : Sasquatch Books
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 26,60 MB
Release : 2010-06-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1570617007
This new 6th edition of Best Places Northern California recommends the very best restaurants and lodgings throughout the region. Local food and travel experts uncover the finest and most interesting places to go for a romantic getaway, a weekend retreat, or a week-long family vacation. Locals and travelers will find recommendations, attractions, and convenient Three-Day Tours for all major destinations, including updated, star-rated restaurant, winery, and lodging reviews. New sidebars cover free Wi-Fi in San Francisco, the fascinating Paso Robles Wineries, and where to find the most scrumptious desserts. An expanded Central Coast chapter covers the areas of San Simeon, Estero Bay, and San Luis Obispo. Updated maps and a wealth of illustrations help make this the ideal travel companion for any visit, whether a romantic getaway, weekend retreat, or weeklong family vacation.
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Page : 418 pages
File Size : 10,1 MB
Release : 2004
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Author : American Revolution Bicentennial Administration
Publisher :
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 48,20 MB
Release : 1977
Category : American Revolution Bicentennial, 1976..
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Page : 1080 pages
File Size : 23,50 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Income tax
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Page : 174 pages
File Size : 20,44 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Bank accounts
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Page : 1490 pages
File Size : 36,4 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations
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Author : Jill M. Singleton
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 48,75 MB
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 9780738581774
The tale of Centerville, Fremont--part of the sprawling landscape of the southeast San Francisco Bay--begins with near forgotten histories such as the once sprawling grandeur of the Alviso rancho and the California 100, a battalion raised in Centerville for the Civil War. Centerville celebrates a sporting-mad past, centrally located on the "Way to San Jose" from Oakland on the long, straight stretch once famed for horse and then bicycle racing and later as a motor-touring destination on the early Route 17. By the 1890s, Centerville was home to Washington Union High School and the Centerville Athletic Club and began collecting trophies in football, rugby, baseball, and other sports. Fabled athletes of later eras include Wimbledon tennis queen Helen Wills Moody, football coach Bill Walsh, and hall of fame pitcher Dennis Eckersley.
