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  2. Category:History of Oakland, California - Wikipedia

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    Cathedral of Saint Francis de Sales (Oakland, California) Central Pacific Railroad Depot (Oakland) Chaosium; Claremont, Oakland/Berkeley, California; Cocaine Cowboys 2; College of California; Cypress Street Viaduct

  3. History of Oakland, California - Wikipedia

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    From 1904 to 1929, the Realty Syndicate also operated a major amusement park in north Oakland called Idora Park. Redwoods were harvested from the East Bay Hills for construction in San Francisco, and "Rocky Hill" was purchased by poet Joaquin Miller in 1887. He planted trees, crops, and gardens, hosting thinkers, artists and literary figures ...

  4. List of Oakland Designated Landmarks - Wikipedia

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    Oakland-Piedmont line between Oakland Avenue and Jean Street November 4, 1980 46 Second Church of Christ Scientist Parks Chapel A.M.E. Church 476 34th Street February 24, 1981 47 James White House: Original Location: 702 11th Street Present Location: Preservation Park. April 14, 1981 48

  5. Oakland Heritage Alliance - Wikipedia

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    Oakland Heritage Alliance (OHA) is an American non-profit organization based in Oakland, California. OHA advocates the preservation of Oakland's historical sites and "cultural, natural, and architectural heritage", [ 1 ] organizes walking tours and lectures, [ 2 ] and monitors new development projects.

  6. Rancho San Antonio (Peralta) - Wikipedia

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    Rancho San Antonio, also known as the Peralta Grant, was a 44,800-acre (181 km 2) land grant by Governor Pablo Vicente de Solá, the last Spanish governor of California, to Don Luís María Peralta, a sergeant in the Spanish Army and later, commissioner of the Pueblo of San José, in recognition of his forty years of service.

  7. Temescal, Oakland, California - Wikipedia

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    The Temescal Pool on 45th St. in Oakland. The earliest telegraph wire from Oakland to Sacramento went through the area, up Claremont Avenue and over the hills at Claremont Canyon. Temescal was the site of agriculture, cattle grazing and greenhouses when, in the 1890s, an opera house was built in parkland north of the creek crossing at 51st street.

  8. Kellersberger's Map - Wikipedia

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    Kellersberger's Map is a plat map created in 1854 of Rancho San Antonio on the northeastern shore lands, the Contra Costa of San Francisco Bay, in present day Alameda County, California. The area surveyed today comprises the entire extent of the cities of Berkeley and Albany , and the northern part of Oakland, including its downtown and waterfront.

  9. List of parks in Oakland, California - Wikipedia

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    Oak Glen Park. This page shows a list of parks in Oakland, California. [1]25th Street Mini Park — 0.28 acres (1,100 m 2) — 25th Street, Oakland, CA; 85th Avenue Mini Park — 0.33 acres (1,300 m 2) — 1712 85th Avenue, Oakland, CA 94621