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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CPP_anza-expedition-of-1776_Oakland-CA.html
This marker consists of two duplicate plaques, one in English and the other in Spanish. The Peralta Family Legacy Luis Maria Peralta was just 17 when he and his family set off for the Bay Area in September 1775m from the town of Tubac, Mexic…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CPN_evolution-of-a-marine-terminal_Oakland-CA.html
Oakland's waterfront has been rebuilt many times in response to changes in marine technology. In 1900 coal-laden schooners discharged their cargo into bunkers on Howard Terminal's pier. Dockside warehouses, known as transit sheds, held break-bulk …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CPM_charles-p-howard-terminal_Oakland-CA.html
The marine terminal you are facing is the easternmost of the Port of Oakland's container shipping facilities. Howard Terminal is operated as a joint venture of SSA Terminals and Matson Navigation Company, the principal carrier of containerized fre…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CPL_c-l-dellums_Oakland-CA.html
I am the Master of my fate / I am the Captain of my soul Sculptor: Carol Tarzier Funded by Federal Transportation Enhancement Activities GrantCommissioned by City of Oakland Public Works Agency encircling the base 1923 - Arrives in Oak…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1COU_the-pardee-house_Oakland-CA.html
Built in 1868 by Enoch H, Pardee (1827-96), physician, Mayor of Oakland, State Assemblyman, and Senator, it was the home of the families E. H. Pardee and his son, George C. Pardee (1857- 1941) physician, Mayor of Oakland, Governor of California (1…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1COT_oakland-rails_Oakland-CA.html
Railroad HeritageThe opening of the transcontinental railroad in 1869 reduced travel time between the East and West Coats from as much as four months by sea to just six days. The Central Pacific made Oakland its western terminus. In 1871, the rail…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1COS_heinolds-first-and-last-chance-saloon_Oakland-CA.html
Two plaques are placed on Heinold's First & Last Chance Saloon.aboveNational Register of Historic Places Heinolds' First and Last Chance Saloonin continuous operation on this sitesince 1883 and closely associated with the famous author Jack Lon…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1COR_jack-london_Oakland-CA.html
Oakland's famed native son was the noted author of "The Call of the Wild", "The Sea Wolf" and "South Sea Tales". He was at various times a sailor, Alaskan gold miner, salmon fisher and longshoreman. For a time he was politically involved in mak…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1COP_jack-londons-cabin_Oakland-CA.html
In 1968 Russ Kingman, an area businessman with a passion for Jack London, headed an expedition to the Alaskan wilderness to authenticate a tiny cabin discovered in the woods on the north fork of Henderson Creek. The cabin was said to be the locati…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CO4_jack-london-square-development_Oakland-CA.html
The building behind you was the Port of Oakland headquarters from late 1961 until 1990. An aluminum skin now covers what was a 1920s cold storage building, the Haslett Warehouse. One third of the original building was demolished to allow construct…
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