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Sunol (Spanish: Suñol) is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Alameda County, California. Located in the Sunol Valley of the East Bay , the population was 922 at the 2020 census. It is best known as the location of the Sunol Water Temple and for its historic tourist railroad system, the Niles Canyon Railway .
The Sunol Valley Rock Quarry is located within the Sunol Valley; this facility has been used as the source for fill material in a considerable amount of the land development for neighboring communities. In the course of excavating this quarry for such fill, chemical analysis has been conducted to ascertain the safety of such soils.
In 1844, he was granted Rancho Los Coches (in modern-day Midtown San Jose and Willow Glen neighborhoods of San Jose), where he built the Roberto-Suñol Adobe, a California Historical Landmark. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] He is considered the founder of Sunol, California , which was founded on his Rancho Valle de San José.
Bosco Ramos was a dog elected honorary mayor of the unincorporated community of Sunol, California, United States. [1] [2] [3] He was a black Labrador retriever and Rottweiler mix, [2] [4] usually known simply as "Bosco". Bosco defeated two humans to win the honorary mayoral election in 1981, [1] [2] and served until his death in 1994.
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Alta California, Viceroyalty of New Spain (now California, U.S.) politician, journalist three-term Mayor of Los Angeles [12] Juan Bautista Alvarado: 1809–1882 Monterey, Alta California, Viceroyalty of New Spain (now California, U.S.) politician served as Governor of Alta California from 1837 to 1842 [13] José María Alviso: 1798–1853
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The Sunol Water Temple is located at 505 Paloma Way in Sunol, California. Designed by Willis Polk , the 59-foot (18 m) high classical pavilion is made up of twelve concrete Corinthian columns and a concrete ring girder that supports the conical wood and tile roof.