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Clyde is a census-designated place (CDP) in Contra Costa County, California, United States. The population was 678 at the 2010 census. The population was 678 at the 2010 census. It is located six miles (10 kilometres) east of Martinez .
RMS Queen Mary [3] is a retired British ocean liner that operated primarily on the North Atlantic Ocean from 1936 to 1967 for the Cunard Line.Built by John Brown & Company in Clydebank, Scotland, she was subsequently joined by RMS Queen Elizabeth [4] in Cunard's two-ship weekly express service between Southampton, Cherbourg and New York.
In 1913, the factory shipped 1.3 million machines. The late 1950s and 1960s saw a period of significant change at the Clydebank factory. In 1958, Singer reduced production at their main American plant and transferred 40% of this production to the Clydebank factory in a bid to reduce costs.
Lake Corcoran (also known as Lake Clyde, after Clyde Wahrhaftig, an American geologist [1]) was an ancient lake that covered the Central Valley of California. Central Valley map The lake existed in the valleys of the Sacramento River and the San Joaquin River , [ 2 ] at least as far north as the Sutter Buttes . [ 3 ]
Northern California usually refers to the state's northernmost 48 counties. The main population centers of Northern California include San Francisco Bay Area (which includes the cities of San Francisco, Oakland, and the largest city of the region, San Jose), and Sacramento (the state capital) as well as its metropolitan area.
The main Blitz memorial is located in Dalnottar Cemetery above Clydebank. It is composed of a substantial granite memorial with bronze cast plates at its base designed by the artist Tom McKendrick. The castings name the 528 casualties. The memorial sits over the remains of Clydebank's unclaimed dead. Clydebank Blitz Memorial (geograph.org.uk)
The 10-day “Klan Fiesta” at the Fresno fairgrounds drew 50,000 attendees from throughout California and the Southwest. ... Fresno was a prime location to hold the congregation for two ...
Pittsburg (formerly Black Diamond, New York Landing and New York of the Pacific) [8] is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States.It is an industrial suburb located on the southern shore of the Suisun Bay in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, and is part of the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta area, the Eastern Contra Costa County area, and the San Francisco ...